Example sentences of "[vb base] as [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roots of German economic unification lie as far back as 1818 , when Prussia unified her own tariff system . |
| 2 | Nobody seems to have put astronomy near chemistry ; and the trouble with all series is that progress often seems to happen on the frontiers of sciences that on the philosopher 's map seem as far apart as Finland and Portugal . |
| 3 | Domestic vines and orchards , in patches of garden overgrown with poppies and clover , straggle as far up as the fortress . |
| 4 | In the back of the taxi , our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible . |
| 5 | Fabergé eggs appeal as much now as ever . |
| 6 | All she could do was to give Adam the completed programs , and then keep as far away as possible from Lynx and the man who ran it . |
| 7 | ‘ Your Neighbours thresh as much again as you . ’ |
| 8 | By this time the couple had six children , two of whom now live as far away as Japan and Cyprus . |
| 9 | THINK TIGHT , think sharp , think as far away as possible from the recent loose flowing , Eastern hippy influences . |
| 10 | I think as far back as I can remember I was organising a group and telling people what to do . " |
| 11 | JCI 's gold mines produced 51.7 tons of gold in the past financial year Johnnies ' diamond interests comprise of holdings in unlisted diamond trading companies and in De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd/De Beers Centenary AG Johnnies ' non-managed investments date as far back as 1895 when it became a founding shareholder of South African Breweries , one of the 10 largest breweries in the world |
| 12 | She sat in a corner on an antique settle as far away as possible from the blazing open fire . |