Example sentences of "as far as [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was known to be a political activist , but as far as we know had no record of violence . |
| 2 | Of course it 's only a rummage-search , but as far as we 've gone , there 's nothing in that boat at all that has n't a right to be there . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm sorry it took all this to get them out into the open — as far as they 've come . |
| 4 | By the second year there was considerable disappointment that they had not developed the purchasing role as far as they had hoped . |
| 5 | The kink in the Primarch 's gene-seed might indeed confer will power in regard to enduring pain , even a fascination with torment — how else could any of the cadets have progressed any distance at all , let alone as far as they had proceeded ? — yet plainly there were limits , which this tunnel — so bland in its appearance , so hideous in its effect — seemed designed to test to snapping point . |
| 6 | The power of decision being committed by the statute exclusively to the housing authority , their exercise of the power can only be challenged before the courts on the strictly limited grounds ( i ) that their decision was vitiated by bias or procedural unfairness ; ( ii ) that they have reached a conclusion of fact which can be impugned on the principles set out in the speech of Lord Radcliffe in Edwards v. Bairstow [ 1956 ] A.C. 14 ; or ( iii ) that , in as far as they have exercised a discretion ( as they may require to do in considering questions of reasonableness under section 17(1) ( 2 ) and ( 4 ) ) , the exercise can be impugned on the principles set out in the judgment of Lord Greene M.R. in Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corporation [ 1948 ] 1 K.B . |
| 7 | It is small wonder that Dr Underwood finds it a ‘ little disconcerting ’ as the inference of the inquiry , as far as it has gone at present , would appear to be that it is better for a child to stay in East London sleeping irregular hours in ill ventilated shelters and eating fish and chips than to have fresh air conditions in one of our Camps with regular hours of sleep and plenty of well prepared wholesome food ( in which vegetables fresh from the garden play a large part ) forming a diet balanced in accordance with the best advice obtainable from the Board of Education and others … |
| 8 | ‘ The princes are no longer seen in the gardens , child — none as far as I know has had sight or sound of them for several weeks . |
| 9 | Hannibal was also the object of some sort of pseudohistorical tale of which a papyrus has preserved a piece that as far as I know has never been connected with the oracle transmitted by Antisthenes . |
| 10 | And , you know , for a small place like Ottery , you know , I mean , Honiton , as far as I know has n't got anything like this . |
| 11 | But he 's never ever , as far as I know offered to drive the minibus . |
| 12 | That 's about as far as I 've got . ’ |
| 13 | But a speck of dirt never hurt anybody , as far as I 've learnt . |
| 14 | I watch videos and read manga , and that 's about as far as I want to go . |
| 15 | I watch a lot of videos and read manga , and that 's about as far as I want to go . |
| 16 | As far as I have seen , the BBC has not even seen fit to broadcast a single programme in his memory . |
| 17 | Of course , he will have to cope with demonstrations , many of the less sober sort , but , as far as I have heard , he is doing this with massive inscrutability . |
| 18 | You can see that by adding more detail to the eyes , feet and feathers as well as shading you can carry this as far as you wish to go ( Figure 1 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ As far as you know did he have any enemies ? ’ |
| 20 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 21 | Just as far as you want to go , then , and no further . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I said , as far as you want to go . |
| 23 | Adam himself had never shown any interest in Wyvis Hall , as far as he had noticed . |