Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [adv] far as " in BNC.

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1 But I imagine this often happens — people are for all practical purposes sane as far as the analyst 's door and become mad as they stretch themselves out and explain their sanity .
2 Fish are unable to spawn as their breeding grounds are buried or destroyed by sand banks created by the dredgers , whose operations render water undrinkable as far as 60 km downstream .
3 International custom , which includes the actual practice of states and unilateral declarations made by states , is a source of prime importance , and is by no means barren so far as nuclear questions are concerned .
4 ‘ It is getting a little bit critical as far as actually knowing , ’ she added .
5 Businessmen should be allowed to put the position straight so far as the Revenue is concerned and with the minimum of fuss , not ‘ taken to the cleaners ’ by a second Government department .
6 Although slated as a videodisc initiative , the early stages are keeping options open as far as possible and the project may ultimately be implemented using CD-ROMs or even CD-I discs .
7 The issue of how to prove loss is a major stumbling block and is prone , under strict judicial interpretation , to render the section redundant as far as insider dealing is concerned .
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