Example sentences of "[noun sg] as far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a Christmas assembly at Aachen in 837 , having carefully built up aristocratic and episcopal support , and secured the agreement of Pippin ( whose own ambitions in Francia now looked blighted ) and Louis the German , Louis solemnly conferred on Charles " a part of the regnum " , with the following boundaries : the greater part of the Belgic provinces , in other words , the whole of Frisia from the North Sea and Saxon frontier as far as the frontier of the Ripuarian Franks , and along the latter , the counties of Mulekewe , Ettra , Hamarlant and Maasgau ; then all the territory between the Meuse and Seine as far south as Burgundy , including Verdun ; and going from Burgundy , the counties of Toul , Ornois , Blois , Blaisois , Perthois , the two Bars [ i.e. Bar-le-Duc and Bar-sur-Aube ] , Brienne , Troyes , Auxerre , Sens , the Gâtinais , Melun , Etampes , the Pays de Châtres , and Paris ; then along the Seine to the Channel and up the coast as far as Frisia again : within these , all the bishoprics , abbacies , counties , fisclands , and all pertaining thereto . |
| 2 | It is clear , furthermore , that Categories 1 and 2 do not impose an evidential burden on the defendant as far as the consent issue is concerned , for generally speaking , where the defence seeks to do no more than deny the prosecution 's assertion , it is entitled to have its claims placed before the jury . |
| 3 | But there are some bright spots on the horizon–what occurs as June gets underway should have an amazing effect as far as your worldly ambitions , happiness and general well-being are concerned . |
| 4 | Thus his argument is that although both effects exist , the important effect as far as eyewitness testimony is concerned is that high levels of arousal in actual crimes are likely to lead to impaired memory performance . |
| 5 | And that meant quite a effect as far as the aborigines were concerned they had lost their territory ! |
| 6 | He cursed her , and blessed her , and fumed away on her errand as far as the door ; and turned there to say with genuine fury : ‘ Am I mad , that I turn you loose to take your chance among wolves ? |
| 7 | ‘ And because the transfer rules have still to be approved people who trade quota now are operating completely in the dark as far as ring fences around transfer areas , the siphon or other regulations are concerned . ’ |
| 8 | But the disappointment as far as Mark is concerned is the British Superteen championship in which he was hoping to ride a 400cc Yamaha . |
| 9 | The only disappointment as far as Chalmers is concerned was that the Scots scored only one try . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , it is still advisable to train your dog to defecate on command as far as possible . |
| 11 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |
| 12 | er and that agreement is to look after the spouse , there is never and there has never been in our law , and there is n't now , a clean break as far as children are concerned . |
| 13 | there is no clean break as far as children are concerned . |
| 14 | I said , ‘ Did you hear me giving her a puff as far as her policies were concerned ? |
| 15 | Tony O'Reilly , who has scored a try or two in his time around the world , is the motivating force as far as Heinz and the Independent are concerned , and Guinness , of course , are the ever-present force in Irish sporting events . |
| 16 | Charlie was clearly no big deal as far as Josie was concerned . |
| 17 | I sat up late last night and read the Geste as far as to where Beren and his gnomish allies defeat the patrol of orcs above the sources of the Narog and disguise themselves in the reaf [ Old English : ‘ garments , weapons taken from the slain ’ ] . |
| 18 | This unfortunate crusade was not a total loss as far as Barbarossa was concerned , for it set the political and feudal scene for his election as Emperor within a short time of his return to Germany . |
| 19 | ‘ Chest pain , sudden onset as far as I know , collapse — she 's now arrhythmic , possibly fibrillating . ’ |
| 20 | USL , we know , is being careful not to rock the boat as far as Novell is concerned . |
| 21 | The sooner Sizewell C is built the better as far as we 're concerned . |
| 22 | The fewer colours the better as far as harmony and contrast are concerned . |
| 23 | On either side as far as the eye could see , long lines of children , dwarfed by the adults stooped over the restless machinery , reached or crawled , snatched or darted , in and out of the network of rattling belts and hissing pipes , playing a constant game with death . |
| 24 | They set out up the hillside , going slowly , picking their way from one bush and tussock to another and pausing continually to sniff and stare along the great expanse of grass , which stretched on either side as far as they could see . |
| 25 | He must try and look on the positive side as far as Maisie 's conversion was concerned . |
| 26 | By 4.30 I was cruising round Seymour swimming pool , parking on the blind side as far as Sedgeley House was concerned . |
| 27 | The new industry of salmon-farming has filled the gap as far as the scavenging gulls are concerned : the rearing cages are placed in the sheltered bays and ‘ sounds ’ between the islands and are fed on high-protein , manufactured food in pellet form , which are ferried out in sacks by small boats . |
| 28 | He did see himself very much as a responsible figure as far as other people 's well being was concerned when it came to this , and this was probably based on the fact that his step-brother , Terry , by his mother 's previous marriage , was classified as schizophrenic , a problem which David felt could be hereditary . ’ |
| 29 | For one awful moment , she thought she had persuaded her , then , with a cry of triumph , Rose hurled the ring as far as she could into the surrounding darkness . |
| 30 | The demand for shell suits in shiny crinkle and trilobal fabrics is waning and there will certainly be less of these versions around by next spring as far as the more fashion conscious wearer is concerned . |