Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] far as [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 But they also dislike those who were born into the same station in life , or further down , and who have n't risen as far as they have .
2 ‘ If you want to leave , go right ahead , walk as far as you like .
3 But nothing was done as far as we know .
4 Okay well we 're waiting as far as I know for the money to come
5 If my readers still doubt this let them consider the situation as we find it among societies which have not advanced as far as we have , for instance , among the aborigines of Central Australia .
6 but , er , I do n't think they 've got as far as yours have
7 The Government have always abided by , and agreed with , the additionality rules as far as they apply to Northern Ireland .
8 She is coming as far as you know ?
9 Given full rein to run as far as they want , the plants are living very well and do n't feel in any particular danger , so there is no need for them to waste energy by perpetuating the species and going to the trouble of producing flower and setting seed .
10 Well I suppose you see maybe what they 're trying to do I mean as far as I know I mean previously the Inland Revenue or the valuation office part of the Inland Revenue they actually used to run a scheme where
11 However , with the Land Rover we can go as far as you want . ’
12 Probably with braziers we think as far as we know , although there is also a chimney breast there which is a later date .
13 There 's been one young girl killed so far as I know . "
14 As the PAL:YPE recalls , this impression was based on a combination of physical environment , staff vision , and an existing commitment to an infrastructure including a permanent part-time library assistant : School A I was impressed with , because they too had already started to talk about resource-based learning and they already had as far as I remember … ( now my memory is fairly vague now because it is quite a long time ago ) … but as far as I remember they had a Headmaster , who was extremely interested , very keen indeed , and they had a committee already set up , I think to look into this .
15 which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals .
16 It 's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps .
17 Take the numbers from one to ten ( although of course you can continue as far as you like ) .
18 The stress concentration at a crack tip was first calculated by Inglis in 1913 , as we have said , and his results are classic and correct as far as they go .
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