Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adv] as [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could travel together as far as Doha and I would go on alone to Abu Dhabi . |
| 2 | Benjaminian allegory functions perhaps as crucially as supplement as it does as ‘ criticism ’ . |
| 3 | We play sevens but not as seriously as Fiji or Samoa . ’ |
| 4 | I might not ask again until it was too late ; my native caution would betray me just as effectively as Arsenio and Osvaldo 's natural daring had subverted their judge-ment . |
| 5 | We want our system , just as surely as France and Germany want to be free to enjoy their systems . |
| 6 | Therefore , unless hiking with considerable fortitude , the only way to approximate their journey is to take the normal road up as far as Invermoriston and then continue on its south-western fork , the A887 , and in time it becomes the road — or so I presume — ; Johnson and Boswell travelled , the one cut by General Wade , straight across the rising land and emerging a little over half-way along the present road through Glenmoriston . |
| 7 | The battle continued up as far as Wight and across to France and Gravelines until , as the world knows , ‘ God blew with his wind and they were scattered ’ . |
| 8 | A man of independent means , Barton travelled widely , visiting France and Italy and possibly venturing as far afield as Poland and Russia , and pursued interests in economics and botany . |
| 9 | Q. You have been involved in projects as far afield as China and South Africa . |
| 10 | For out of the agitation there came the Seamen 's United Protection Society , formed in North Shields , but quickly developing branch associations on the east coast as far afield as Aberdeen and Dundee in one direction and Yarmouth in the other , about twenty in all . |
| 11 | Among the 100 competitors from as far afield as Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight were many of the country 's leading players . |
| 12 | The Reiksguard includes men from all the provinces from as far afield as Ostland and Nordland , Wissenland and Ostermark . |
| 13 | Mail for villages as far afield as Langtoft and Boynton came by post train from Hull , was dropped at Lowthorpe station at 7 am and then brought by horse and cart to the post office at Lowthorpe . |
| 14 | Demands for action to clean up sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations , widely believed to be responsible for the ‘ acid rain ’ that was killing forests , lakes and rivers — not just in Scotland , but as far afield as Germany and Scandinavia — were brushed aside on the grounds of inconclusive evidence ; a similar attitude was taken towards the radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield . |
| 15 | Our news and picture desks in central London took scores of calls and inquiries from papers , magazines , TV and radio stations from as far afield as America and Australia . |
| 16 | Thousands of migratory wild birds , from as far afield as Greenland and Siberia , fly here each winter to feed — hardly the uninspiring , lifeless picture the poster suggests . |
| 17 | He 's had dogs from as far afield as London and Liverpool . |
| 18 | They have brought France into conflict with South Pacific countries from as far afield as Chile and Peru . |
| 19 | At Glasgow it was the wettest January for 65 years and stations as far afield as Stornoway and Leuchars also reported record totals . |
| 20 | We visited a number of unsuitable lettings as far afield as Dumfriesshire and Loch Rannoch , and eventually settled on a charming Georgian manse in the hamlet of Makerstoun , half-way between Kelso and St Boswells in the Border country , half a mile from the Tweed with , at the bottom of an orchard of Victoria plums , a village school suitable for Alastair and Fiona . |
| 21 | The counterfeit packages have been found on sale as far afield as Ghana and South Africa . |
| 22 | Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K. |
| 23 | The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art |
| 24 | By the beginning of the '70s twelve teachers had qualified and classes were started as far afield as Walsall and Worcester . |
| 25 | All Hallows cross-country teams entered the national cross country championships at Marple Hall School last month , when more than 40 schools were represented from as far afield as Newcastle and Coventry . |
| 26 | As a Class 2 Navigator , Corporal Fisher was mate of the RCL , and was often called upon to command and navigate the vessel through coastal waters as far afield as Norway and Portugal . |
| 27 | Tales of Tongan royal oarsmanship had recently spread as far afield as Hawaii and Tahiti and I reasoned that it could do no harm to mention my interest , albeit one or two decades old . |
| 28 | The event was well attended attracting delegates from as far afield as Thurso and Skye . |
| 29 | He has ventured as far afield as Cathay and Lustria and has aided armies both human and High Elf against the forces of evil . |
| 30 | But they have travelled as far afield as Belfast and Aberdeen . |