Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] far [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ira Dilworth applauded the idea and gave me an official ‘ To Whom It May Concern ’ letter of introduction , which opened a number of official doors , got me as far as Edmonton , and served as an invaluable introduction to some high ranking officers of the R.C.A.F. |
| 2 | As we sat down to the first of many repetitive meals of salted fish and ground corn , I broached the question of finding a prahu which might carry us as far as Aru . |
| 3 | Take a line from the longer axis of the Southern Cross and extend it as far as Achernar ; the south pole lies about midway along it . |
| 4 | Her father 's work took him at least as far as Shalstone , Buckinghamshire , and her own work took her as far as Edgcote on the Oxfordshire border . |
| 5 | People are talking about millions for the other two but clubs can forget it as far as Newcastle are concerned . ’ |
| 6 | In the north , the German advance from East Prussia had taken them as far as Windau , near the Gulf of Riga . |
| 7 | I got Bunny out of the pub just before chucking-out time and with a bit of persuasion he agreed to take me as far as Hackney , dropping me off at the end of Stuart Street . |
| 8 | I have a fancy to show myself as far as Newport and Cardiff , while they lose themselves in the mountains of Maelienydd and Brecon . ’ |