Example sentences of "[adv] far as [pers pn] [verb] there " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | So far as we know there 's been no suspicion of foul play . ’ |
| 2 | Their understanding of social action is a ‘ realist ’ one , in so far as they believe there to be general , deep-lying mechanisms affecting human conduct which are triggered in different ways by contingent social circumstances . |
| 3 | So far as I knew there was no Indian name for Moose Jaw , but I had a brain-wave that might help . |
| 4 | So far as I know there is no definition of what constitutes a Cabinet Committee and , as the practice has grown , I believe there may be among the 70-odd Committees in the book some with less title to be treated as Cabinet Committees than some of the 700-odd interdepartmental committees of which we have no detailed information at all . |
| 5 | So far as I know there is at present only one such scheme operating in London … and I would hope that it would form a pattern of similar schemes in other parts of London . |
| 6 | As far as we know there were only two places where he was likely to feel sufficiently at home to take his jacket off — in his own house and at Laura Passmore 's . ’ |
| 7 | And as far as we know there 's no been no account been taken that er the subsequent development that is likely to take place on any of these roads , which is clearly implied in some of that statements , of the consequent traffic that that would generate in itself . |
| 8 | As far as she knew there were no calls condemning the DJ 's behaviour . |
| 9 | Part of the chapter on motivation deals with obesity , and the discussion of theories of why we stuff ourselves is capped by a cartoon in which a chef tells a fat blimp ‘ As far as I know there 's no such thing as a diet cream puff . ’ |
| 10 | As far as I know there was never any shortage of money — our fathers sent sums regularly back from England — and I , being the youngest , was the centre of attention . |
| 11 | Er , now we are paying thirty four pound twenty two pence a month for the upkeep of this building , that , as far as I know there 's twelve tenants in this block has bought their house . |
| 12 | So as far as I know there are no plans . |
| 13 | ‘ As far as I know there 's been no crime committed , not by Hayley , at least . ’ |
| 14 | As far as I know there is no introductory book that explains the principles of experimental phonetics , in the sense of how to design and carry out experiments and to interpret the results in terms that are meaningful to other phoneticians . |
| 15 | The Carolans were subject to much exposure in the Press , and as far as I knew there had never been any newspaper gossip which even hinted at any sort of rift between them . |
| 16 | I only saw it open a few times but as far as I remember there were a couple of old ledgers and a stack of pocket files . ’ |
| 17 | As far as I understand there is not real move to do anything about the current trend for teams to kick the ball from 22 to 22 . |
| 18 | In a level voice he said , ‘ You gave me to understand that as far as you know there was no woman at the time but your mother . |
| 19 | No , he had n't but as far as he knew there was no music on there still . |