Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] [adv] far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are acquiring a cross-breed , try to establish its parentage as far as possible . |
| 2 | His father died shortly afterwards , and Margery was given permission by her confessor to escort her daughter-in-law as far as Ipswich , where the latter was to take ship for home . |
| 3 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 4 | Regular correspondence with the revered minimalist La Monte Young introduced him to the Dadaist movement Fluxus , but by the time he had won a Leonard Bernstein scholarship to the Berkshire School of Music in Massachusetts , ‘ I felt I 'd run my course as far as the avant-garde was concerned ’ . |
| 5 | She turned her face as far as she could towards Marie . |
| 6 | I 'll reiterate here that the complexity — or at least the perceived complexity — of the Alpha 's operation could limit its market as far as first time buyers go . |
| 7 | Delve your hand as far as necessary into the dead-end and retrieve what 's up there . |
| 8 | I put me 'and down , an' it slithered up on to it and up me arm as far as me shoulder . |
| 9 | Well , that 's where you 're in error , both of you , because I 've set my course as far as you 're concerned , Master Tristram , and now I 'll hold to it . |
| 10 | On hearing of his death Viscount Aimar and Geoffrey de Lusignan left Limoges in order to accompany his body as far as Grandmont . |
| 11 | Isabel needed his protection as far as Winchester , and if he did n't have those answers before they arrived he would keep her under restraint until he unlocked every secret she possessed . |
| 12 | Have you gained inner confidence but lost your way as far as your hair , makeup and clothes are concerned ? |
| 13 | One of the last cruises I enjoyed on Viking took us south as far as Oban . |
| 14 | It was not an original word , but it made his point as far as Alfred was concerned . |
| 15 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've learned my lesson as far as you are concerned . |
| 17 | The alliance is the first of a series of strategic partnerships Scopus is looking at to complement its functionality as far as automatic testing , test management , source code control , automatic phone call distribution equipment , project planning , software licence management and front-end design CASE tools . |
| 18 | The Committee has not , however , shifted its position so far as the crime of incest is concerned . |
| 19 | An approach described by Gup and Norwood ( 1982 ) may offer the basis of the method needed , even though they were not attempting to push their analysis as far as that implied here . |
| 20 | Alexei inclined his head as far as the collar of his coat would allow . |
| 21 | You 've explained your position so far as the earrings go , Peter , and I accept your explanation , though I ca n't say I find it good enough . |
| 22 | The path stretched from their current position , winding a little through the uneven clump of trees , to make its way as far as a bridge , before it dissolved into the distant shred of mist . |
| 23 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |
| 24 | Who else in that distinguished gathering of philosophers , psychologists , veterinary professors and ethologists would desert their dignity so far as to imitate an animal ? |
| 25 | " From this resolution of the Presbytery Mr Pearson asked to leave the chair , which was granted , to enter his dissent so far as regards Mr Charles McNeill . " |