Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 The dung only penetrated as far as my upper thigh as we struck up the devastated hillside towards Meall a' Choire Leith .
2 The otter was the only strictly European species to make it into the overall ‘ Top 10 ’ , though badger , fox and hedgehog all got as far as the top 20 .
3 But we can not be certain that Gould even got as far as the river at all .
4 Hall 's positive views about the timing of the judges ' appointments probably originated as early as 1835 , when the plans for the new Houses of Parliament were being considered .
5 However , when he neared the blank concrete wall , he saw an opening to his right and found he had merely reached a ninety degree turn , round which the tunnel still stretched as far as his torch beam could reach .
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