Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adv] far as " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says .
2 AB : Well it was always fairly straightforward for me as far as the repertoire goes .
3 I began several diaries , carrying on the entries in some of them as far as February .
4 And this was one of them as far as the demon was concerned ) .
5 All of them as far as paragraph B is concerned it deals with the reduction in local government responsibilities and the growth of non-elected bodies .
6 On the day he left , Gould wrote to Captain Washington at the Royal Geographical Society , announcing proudly , ‘ I shall have many novelties to add to science as well as to communicate a great deal respecting their habits since I have already obtained the nests and eggs of 60 species not one of which as far as I am aware have been described . ’
7 Others , and particularly the teachers , may seem too busy with their classes for the head to ask them to share this part of the school work-load , there is a shortage of clerical support , the heads want to be seen as in charge of everything as far as possible , and so on .
8 ‘ He was n't hurt and that 's the end of it as far as he 's concerned . ’
9 ‘ He owns everything in front of us as far as the eye can see . ’
10 With that she got up , put her knitting away and said she would go with me as far as our house .
11 The landlady was going out to see the workers among her hay some miles down the glen ; her man-servant ( the Hermit of Glencoe ) drove , and she asked if I would come with them as far as they went .
12 Jackie limped with her as far as the crossroads .
13 And , of course , I 'm in love with her as far as I 'm capable of loving anyone .
14 When it was time for Rosie to leave , Ruth walked with her as far as the corner of the street .
15 He left the cosy little restaurant to reappear a few minutes later with the announcement that her taxi was at the door and that he and Bob would go with her as far as her hotel .
16 All the same John insisted on coming with her as far as the ticket barrier , and stood holding her hand while she attempted to say good-bye .
17 as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions , to co-operate with him so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with .
18 He would be coming over by boat and a male nurse would come with him as far as Dún Laoghaire .
19 ‘ He does have Paula with him as far as we know , ’ Monica reminded him .
20 That night the Wordsworths walked back with him as far as the miner 's house , a short distance from the beech tree above Woodlands Farm where they often parted .
21 The Chief Inspector is , of course , responsible for everything AIB does — the buck stops with him as far as aircraft accident investigation in the UK is concerned .
22 Colour 's got nothing to do with it as far as I 'm concerned .
23 ‘ Not I. You might as well call it Trouble up at t'Mill and have done with it as far as I 'm concerned .
24 For this Scottish cruise the Board stayed with us as far as Tobermory on the Isle of Mull .
25 There were a few cars parked , but none with anyone in them as far as I could see .
26 The moors stretched before her as far as the eye could see , in fold after fold of snow-covered dunes .
27 ‘ has liberated English public law from the fetters that the courts had theretofore imposed upon themselves so far as determinations of inferior courts and statutory tribunals were concerned , by drawing esoteric distinctions between errors of law committed by such tribunals that went to their jurisdiction , and errors of law committed by them within their jurisdiction .
28 ‘ has liberated English public law from the fetters that the courts had theretofore imposed upon themselves so far as determinations of inferior courts and statutory tribunals were concerned , by drawing esoteric distinctions between errors of law committed by such tribunals that went to their jurisdiction , and errors of law committed by them within their jurisdiction .
29 And they all said now look is there anything we can do and I said no , it 's not , if you 're coming to me as far as I 'm concerned I will do it , you need anything and I will cope .
30 The land folded in on itself as far as you could see — green and brown hillsides sinking down in repetition , marked by the dark masses of trees and hedges .
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