Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adv] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Hannibal was also the object of some sort of pseudohistorical tale of which a papyrus has preserved a piece that as far as I know has never been connected with the oracle transmitted by Antisthenes .
2 The field of art and design education represents a very broad spectrum of study and as far as it is possible to distinguish between ‘ art ’ and ‘ design ’ the former is generally used to denote painting and sculpture and the latter is concerned with the production of graphic material , three-dimensional or textile/fashion artefacts by hand or machine processing .
3 It 's the highway and as fast as we can go . ’
4 ‘ The game against Marseille will now be a battle but so long as we have someone like Andy Goram behind us , we feel solid .
5 yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything .
6 ‘ I treat you like a child because as far as I can see you are one . ’
7 Meredith , trying to use her bump of direction thought they had gone in a circle and as far as she could tell through teeming rain and darkness , were in the middle of the open moor or common .
8 Starkey said yesterday that he knew nothing of the move and as far as he was concerned he was still on Cacoethes .
9 One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening .
10 No I sha n't be getting my cheque book out on that basis because as far as I 'm concerned the thing would still not belong to the city .
11 Peter suggested keeping on until half an hour into the rush hour but no longer as it looked like being particularly crowded today .
12 Olomouc is full of churches , huge and chillingly ornate , freezing inside and as far as I could see deserted during the week .
13 She smiled , ‘ Do n't forget now , you 're my cousin from Neath come to help with the business , you 're big like my dad , could easily be his nephew and so long as you do n't open your mouth , it should be all right . ’
14 His head was cut off , buried on Tower Hill facing France in the belief that so long as it remained there , Britain would be safe from invasion .
15 Most were allowed to stay out till 11.30 during the week and as late as they liked at weekends .
16 Damp is acceptable so long as the cellar is not in use and so long as it does not rise above the ground floor dpc .
17 The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect .
18 The agreement stated that ‘ in consideration of such dfesire ’ the executors would convey the cottage to the widow for her life or so long as she should continue a widow .
19 And we were we covered sixteen different MPs which is especially good news because Hugh Bailey normally supports the bill and as far as we know is likely to turn up and and vote for it .
20 It was dangerous because it left her at his mercy and as far as she knew he had none .
21 Hodge did not deem Rhee essential to a future government but so long as he remained one of the few nationally known leaders , his cooperation was required .
22 Well the only thing that as far as I 'm concerned erm er Richard is is when would you like to come on the training course ?
23 Last year , this union held a ballot and a hundred and forty thousand members took part in that ballot for the leader of the Labour Party and they made it absolutely clear to the executive that as far as they were concerned they wanted a part and a say in who was the leader of the Labour Party , and they di decided dem democratically .
24 you know , below the shadow of both the next two properties , we shall , we shall , you know , just have a brick wall , and if they they just shifted the garage to one end and as far as I 'm concerned it 's an excuse for them to put up the power , that is ,
25 She had come a long way and as far as she could see it would take much longer even to reach the foothills .
26 He is in slight shock , but he wishes to carry on his holiday and as far as he is concerned he believes the terrorists wo n't beat him . ’
27 Your Home must not be left without a responsible person in attendance unless as far as you or your representatives are aware the intruder alarm including all British Telecommunication lines used to transmit any signal/call is fully operational and working .
28 Moreover the fact that so long as it is relatively pure gold does not tarnish means that its lustre remains undimmed .
29 ‘ He is a valuable player and as far as I 'm concerned he is staying at Liverpool .
30 It was the same thin , intelligent slightly wary face and as far as she could tell the same old Barbour jacket .
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