Example sentences of "far [subord] [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 You know , very often when you go from one country to another you go through an area of re , what is called no man 's land , you come through from one frontier and then you 've got a distance and you come to the next frontier that does n't exist as far as accepting or rejecting Christ is concerned .
2 So far as shortening or terminating a conversation is concerned , your ability to do this without upsetting her will depend very much on both your personalities , the warmth of your relationship , and the extent of her tolerance and sense of humour .
3 John Major did not publicly denounce Mr Churchill , but went as far as hinting that he disapproved .
4 In all my years on newspapers , I 've never gone as far as breaking and entering .
5 By next morning I 'd only got as far as realising that I had to talk you round . ’
6 The study of the distribution of exotic imported goods within England has extended as far as noting that there are two basic patterns to their distribution , apparently depending on their sources , and that particular areas or individual cemeteries have disproportionately high quantities of some of these goods .
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