Example sentences of "far [conj] they [vb mod] go " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tugging the cuffs down over his hands as far as they would go , he worked his cuffed wrists down his back and round his behind . |
| 2 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 3 | The curtains were drawn back as far as they would go , and whenever she looked up the green-brown panorama confronted her and the pale bowl of sky . |
| 4 | He wanted to run his fingers up as far as they would go , but he remained motionless , like a frozen frame in a black and white film . |
| 5 | By the beginning of this century , however , the towers had gone as far as they could go . |
| 6 | I merely want to open all the doors as far as they will go at the moment . ’ |
| 7 | When the affected characters get to the east wall ( or as far as they can go in that direction if other characters stop them ) , they are attacked . |
| 8 | Be careful to spread the legs , not as far as they can go , but only as far as is comfortable . |
| 9 | This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go . |