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 . |