Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] far as [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll cooperate as far as I can , on the understanding of course that I remain in control — full control — of anything to do with my project . |
| 2 | All in all , you will find that your chances of happiness together under the same roof will depend very largely upon your ability to respect and accept her individuality , to see that she gets her share of family affection , to make it possible for her to keep usefully occupied ( within her limitations ) in the home , and to engage as far as she can in all the outside interests she has always enjoyed . |
| 3 | He no longer expects to win major tournaments but he settles for creating a noisy sensation in going as far as he can go . |
| 4 | I 've got a shattered arm as well which means that I can really use only one arm , but I have to keep the muscles in the other one going as far as I can . ’ |
| 5 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 6 | er you know so far as we can get that erm and I 'll then give you a description of how the theory er predicts your er preferences for behaving in particular ways , would work out . |
| 7 | and get as far as we can and break off about half past twelve for an hour |
| 8 | ‘ And there are some boys who are just out to go as far as they can with a girl and get rid of her after a couple of days . |
| 9 | Since I ca n't dress the way I like , I try to go as far as I can whilst still making a feeble attempt at femininity . |
| 10 | It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while , its big eyes staring up , tantalized . |
| 11 | ‘ One intervenes to protect competition , to ensure so far as one can that competition continues to exist in the marketplace . |
| 12 | In general terms , however , the present state of the law is that an individual who has reached the age of 18 is free to do with his life what he wishes , but it is the duty of the court to ensure so far as it can that children survive to attain that age . |
| 13 | I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you . |
| 14 | The keys to the Cathedral were widely distributed as far as I can make out . ’ |
| 15 | As the years unfold , the penny will drop in the general council of the CBI , as much as on the commuter trains from Basildon , that the whole market-based experiment has gone as far as it can — and the new need is for a government and policies that actively manage the instability and short-termism of the British economy . |
| 16 | In reaching 24 processor configurations , Pyramid says it has gone as far as it can with the R3000 . |
| 17 | ‘ I feel that I 've gone as far as I can here , ’ Knowles said . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I 've gone as far as I can with it , ’ said Tony . |
| 19 | When it comes to asking who or what theists consider God to be , on the other hand , any answer must embrace as far as it can the full spectrum of religious opinion . |
| 20 | No I do n't think so , I think there 's a difference because the other excesses were on the peasants ' part now it 's okay whatever the peasants did , you know , it 's not terrible it 's , it 's fine to let the peasants do that , and also erm into the war period the peasants are gon na but must n't do it , this time it 's like okay , now we 're the party that 's saying let's go as far as we can . |
| 21 | Good sense says that they should go as far as they can but return from time to time to those parts of the plan which have not at first been realized . |
| 22 | An executive said : ‘ We 're trying as far as we can to ensure that our business operates normally . |
| 23 | If you act for the seller of a building estate , even though it comprises no more than a dozen houses or flats , it will repay you to have printed as many documents as possible ( drafts and engrossments of conveyance or lease , contract , etc ) and to anticipate as far as you can a buyer 's preliminary requirements . |
| 24 | But reach as far as you can . |
| 25 | Even if they stretch as far as I can see , ’ she added , looking up and then down the river . |