Example sentences of "as far [subord] you " in BNC.

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1 As far as you are concerned , a covenant can be exceedingly simple .
2 You have to get right down as far as you can .
3 In a level voice he said , ‘ You gave me to understand that as far as you know there was no woman at the time but your mother .
4 As far as you could understand him , this was to the effect that since the Government was rejecting any suggestion that it was to blame for this scandal , since most of the alleged swindlers were difficult to bring to book , and since the investors who lost the money nearly all live in Tory marginals , then the one innocent party — the taxpayer — would foot the £150 million bill .
5 Then came the snow and she had to stay in and watch from the window how it piled up against the water butt , how it lay like a blanket along the sills , how it changed the distance from bluey brown to white as far as you could see .
6 In Ajdabiya a young traffic policeman resisted questions about his lineage : ‘ As far as you 're concerned , I 'm a policeman .
7 You 'll probably need to wash your hands , so start your survey on the upper floor , in the bathroom ; as you wash , check the water pressure in the taps , examine the fittings , lift the carpet in the corners and check the floorboards for damp and woodworm — and inspect the plumbing and heating as far as you are able ( see Chapter 6 ) .
8 This is taking a sense of the particular about as far as you can go : man evolving as harmoniously with his landscape as the mayfly nymph evolved in harmony with its stream .
9 Take the numbers from one to ten ( although of course you can continue as far as you like ) .
10 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 .
11 Close your eyes , inhale and bend back as far as you can ( without any discomfort ) thrusting your arms back .
12 Take three deep breaths , breathing in as far as you can but without straining .
13 Raise the eyebrows , forcing them up as far as you can as if trying to make them meet your hair line .
14 You 've got to keep yourself active as far as you can .
15 The secretary of the Mangon organization said , ‘ Your salary is ridiculous ; as far as you 're concerned , I 'm going to see you get £10 for every theatre you work in . ’
16 It is important to support parents and to co-operate as far as you possibly can .
17 As far as you could see there was a great undulating cushion of varied greenery , mile upon mile of leaves .
18 Once Auntie Jean did rip through to raw feeling by mentioning the numerous virtues of her former Tory boy , but Ted retaliated by saying ( one evening during his vow of silence ) , ‘ That boy soon saw the light as far as you 're concerned , did n't he ? ’
19 All you have to do is stand still , then in a sudden , short burst of activity you chuck this sort of cannon-ball-like object as far as you can .
20 Put your hand inside their pocket and push the rope up the sleeve as far as you can .
21 Then put your other arm right down in his sleeve from the top as far as you can until you can grasp the rope .
22 As you go through these , try to aim for clarity and smoothness , not just speed ( and if you have a 21-fret guitar , obviously only play up as far as you can go ! ) .
23 Slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining .
24 Stretch arms up high , then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining .
25 Stretch arms up high , then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining .
26 Stretch arms up high , then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining .
27 With one leg extended forward and the other leg bent , stretch arms up high , then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining .
28 But reach as far as you can .
29 As far as you go Weaver ! ’
30 It 's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps .
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