Example sentences of "far as [pron] can see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campbell 's hard-working side are still trying to sort out their system , which involves a spare defender and , as far as one can see , a good deal of improvisation . |
| 2 | It is an undistinguished spit of land , barely afloat so far as one can see , but it has in its time hosted some very high-level exchanges of civilities and even persons between the two countries . |
| 3 | They uniformly show young , narrow-shouldered , and in so far as one can see through the draperies , narrow-hipped , flat-chested women with long pale hands which have clearly never done a stroke of work . |
| 4 | Childebert 's tax inspectors then tried to institute the same reforms in Tours , but Gregory claimed that the city was exempt , and related the history of exemption since the time of Chlothar I. However , if reorganization had not threatened Tours , it is doubtful whether we would have heard of the perfectly sensible arrangements at Poitiers , which suggest not only that taxation was normal in the Merovingian kingdom , but also that it could be organized efficiently , and so far as one can see , fairly . |
| 5 | We in the Royal Air Force , if you ask for our professional advice , are convinced that we will require manned aircraft as far as we can see to supplement the missile in both the offensive and defensive roles . |
| 6 | This is the grim side to his thought : the circumstances of her ‘ taking ’ the veil were , so far as we can see , irrelevant . |
| 7 | Certainly , so far as we can see , he took no steps to promote the interests of his younger son , apart from not insisting that he take the cross . |
| 8 | The problem with it , so far as we can see , is that if the political system is democratic and the state is relatively neutral then how is it that anyone could use the system in such a way as to ensure that it permanently advantaged them to the exclusion of other actors and interests in the system ? |
| 9 | ‘ She has n't got any extensions as far as I can see , ’ I said . |
| 10 | ‘ So far as I can see it 's practically certain Mr Merrivale was in there with her early on in the night , ’ said Ethel . |
| 11 | ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear ’ , went on Mary . |
| 12 | As far as I can see , the only way to do this is to adopt a behaviouristic approach to this knowledge and characterize it as an ability to discriminate visual objects . |
| 13 | ‘ So far as I can see , he only thinks about snooker , his girlfriend and pop music . |
| 14 | I am opposed to judicial corporal punishment , always have been and , so far as I can see , always shall be . |
| 15 | ‘ The only way to change Ray MacSharry 's mind , so far as I can see , is before he makes it up . |
| 16 | I just wish the Tories had some fresh ideas , precious few around as far as I can see . |
| 17 | ‘ No chance at all , as far as I can see . |
| 18 | Of course , helicopters can hover , while , so far as I can see , light planes can rarely drop to less than 90 miles per hour , so when there is a choice , it is best to shoot from helicopters . |
| 19 | As far as I can see , money spent on royalty is money burnt . |
| 20 | True , the attraction of becoming ‘ British ’ is a big one , but as far as I can see it is the only one . |
| 21 | And wo n't be the last , as far as I can see ! ’ |
| 22 | So far as I can see , we 'd be doing him a favour . ’ |
| 23 | I once heard a couple making plans and counter-plans for a family outing ; after much discussion one of them said , ‘ As far as I can see , there are disadvantages in all those schemes . ’ |
| 24 | Industrial Action and we 're only three days back in January before the Prelims , so as far as I can see that is St Agnes 's Eve out the window . |
| 25 | What I find a bit puzzling is that , as far as I can see , automatic inspection of passports will eliminate the keen-eyed , guilt-inducing gaze from the man behind the desk who presumably , is looking for doctored documents , suspicious photographs and forged visas and stamps . |
| 26 | ‘ As far as I can see she simply ran and he ran after her , but there are other tracks there , I think the boy 's . ’ |
| 27 | Mandy Hudson , 34 , of Stourbridge , West Midlands , said : ‘ As far as I can see this spells the beginning of the end of the British monarchy . |
| 28 | ‘ As far as I can see , putting together an international programme would not present too many problems — and it would be nice if we could tie in something with Australia as well . ’ |
| 29 | So far as I can see , there are about 16m private motorists ; 10m I would like to insure , and I think we might end up insuring 3m . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The only mistake , as far as I can see , is in Brackenbury giving me intelligence of their plan today instead of tomorrow . |