Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sit there quietly revising my priorities as far as expending grief goes . |
| 2 | I will be adding my comments as far as the programme officers are concerned at the close of the enquiry . |
| 3 | They could save their pennies as far as this one is concerned . |
| 4 | All except Lord Diplock ( and in this he positively disagreed ) held that the GLC had to have regard , when making a grant , to the LTE 's obligation to run its operations so far as practicable , on a break-even basis ; so the GLC could make grants to the LTE only to make good unavoidable losses and not to further a particular social policy . |
| 5 | Being mostly mechanical in operation , these recorders had their limitations as far as accuracy was concerned . |
| 6 | ‘ Portugal has completely fulfilled its obligations as far as the Deed of Declaration is concerned , ’ Mr De Silva said . |
| 7 | She had well and truly burned her boats as far as Luke Calder was concerned , so pity help her if the rumours about his investing in the radio station were right . |
| 8 | Network Appliance has got its machines as far as beta test on less than $1m , its initial $1.4m coming from the likes of Autodesk Inc chief executive Carol Bartz , ex-Digital Equipment Corp engineering vice-president Gordon Bell , former Sun Microsystems Inc president Owen Brown , former Microsoft Corp president Mike Hallman , former NetFrame chief executive David Hanna , Tandem Computers Inc co-founder Jim Katzman and MIPS Technologies Inc co-founder Skip Stritter among others . |
| 9 | At the same time the government did not push its reforms as far as some supporters wished ; it did not , for example , place the onus on union members to contract in rather than out of paying the political levy and has done little to break down national wage bargaining which pays little attention to different local labour market conditions . |
| 10 | He explained that as vicar of a large parish he had many and constant duties to perform , but that his interest in the deaf was so great that he would find time to advance their interests as far as he could . |
| 11 | Her nipples are in her armpits , so she keeps her wings close to her sides as far as she can and lashes out with her feet and bites those that pester her . |
| 12 | Up to now , femininity has never been equated with financial self-sufficiency , but adult women will need to learn about the complicated world of personal finance and pension provision and exercise their choices so far as possible . |
| 13 | Not only are there vines as far as the eye can see from its brand-new winemaking centre in Vertus , but the company also owns nearly 310 acres of its own vineyards , most of them sited on the Côte des Blancs . |
| 14 | Richard dragged his prisoners as far as Aixe , drowned some in the River Vienne , put others to the sword and blinded the rest . |
| 15 | ‘ It seems likely that you were the last person to see Glynn alive , apart from his murderer , but at the moment I am more interested in what you can tell me about him — the sort of man he was — and about his friends and his enemies as far as you can . |
| 16 | The statutory scheme for bankruptcy is to be found in the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986 and has the following main objectives : ( 1 ) to enable the bankrupt 's affairs and dealings to be investigated under the control of the court ; ( 2 ) to provide the statutory machinery for the collection and rateable distribution of the bankrupt 's available assets ( or those assets which ought to form part of his estate ) with a view to satisfying his debts so far as may be practicable ; ( 3 ) to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge . |
| 17 | The strange boy whistled , and put his arms into his pockets as far as the big coat sleeves would allow him . |
| 18 | Or was she overestimating his feelings as far as she was concerned ? |
| 19 | He lay still until the pain had subsided again to a dull ache , then let his eyes examine his surroundings as far as was possible without moving his head . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | There are several possible routes to choose — try retracing your steps as far as Suileag . |
| 22 | to provide a forum where we can review the content and balance of our lives as far as work , personal spirituality , family time , leisure , outside interests etc. go . |