Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet even though Daniel had spread himself as far as he could , including making himself a primitive chapel out of an east-facing bedroom , there was still a good deal of vicarage left over . |
| 2 | Lorton raised himself as far as he could . |
| 3 | He dived away at the double and took himself as far as his long legs would carry him . |
| 4 | The roofs were most often not their own : long since , the community had drawn in from its perimeter , sharing its water , its food and its warmth , and distancing itself so far as might be from the walls and the thud of the cannon . |
| 5 | In addition , the new knowledge about economic and demographic change in the past has suggested that it is urgent to reconsider several aspects of the received wisdom about the industrial revolution , notably the assumptions made by contemporaries about declining marginal returns in agriculture ; changes in the occupational structure of the English labour force before and during the industrial revolution ; and , more generally , the viability of the concept itself so far as it connotes a unitary and progressive phenomenon . |
| 6 | It is important that this potentially very valuable approach safeguards itself so far as possible against misinterpretation : in particular , that the content of religious belief does not really matter , that knowledge of religious tradition is unimportant , and that any opinions and beliefs are acceptable so long as they are sincerely held . |
| 7 | Fortunately you have a chancre which has appeared soon , and this means that the system has an opportunity to right itself as far as it can , having got rid of some of the trouble . |
| 8 | The land folded in on itself as far as you could see — green and brown hillsides sinking down in repetition , marked by the dark masses of trees and hedges . |
| 9 | Ellen forgot herself so far as to sit down plump on the bed . |
| 10 | Oh well , she could n't drag herself as far as the Rex . |
| 11 | Since his surplus stock may be in keen demand he may not be able to supply you — but he can at least point you in the right direction by suggesting alternative sources , ones that have proved themselves so far as he is concerned . |
| 12 | ‘ has liberated English public law from the fetters that the courts had theretofore imposed upon themselves so far as determinations of inferior courts and statutory tribunals were concerned , by drawing esoteric distinctions between errors of law committed by such tribunals that went to their jurisdiction , and errors of law committed by them within their jurisdiction . |
| 13 | ‘ has liberated English public law from the fetters that the courts had theretofore imposed upon themselves so far as determinations of inferior courts and statutory tribunals were concerned , by drawing esoteric distinctions between errors of law committed by such tribunals that went to their jurisdiction , and errors of law committed by them within their jurisdiction . |
| 14 | At present , the Bartók Quartet have the field to themselves as far as sets of the complete string works are concerned , so these 1974 recordings can be confidently recommended . |
| 15 | They use delinquent criteria in order to distance themselves as far as possible from conventional ones , and hence insulate themselves from a sense of failure . |
| 16 | Danquah 's evidence was somewhat defensive , even apologetic : Nkrumah felt that their intention was to distance themselves as far as possible from his pronouncements and actions . |
| 17 | If there is a good argument for producing your own acted scenes with non-actors , try to give them roles similar to their own in real life so that they can play themselves as far as possible . |
| 18 | I want to look different , to please myself as far as I 'm able . ’ |
| 19 | Though I am resigning myself as far as possible to the will of God , you will surely find it quite human and natural that my tears almost prevent me from writing … |
| 20 | I have a fancy to show myself as far as Newport and Cardiff , while they lose themselves in the mountains of Maelienydd and Brecon . ’ |
| 21 | In such emergency situations your dog will be frightened anyway , and you will need to protect yourself as far as possible against being bitten . |