Example sentences of "[pn reflx] as 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Oh well , she could n't drag herself as far as the Rex . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I want to look different , to please myself as far as I 'm able . ’ |
| 12 | 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 … |
| 13 | I have a fancy to show myself as far as Newport and Cardiff , while they lose themselves in the mountains of Maelienydd and Brecon . ’ |
| 14 | In such emergency situations your dog will be frightened anyway , and you will need to protect yourself as far as possible against being bitten . |