Example sentences of "[adv] far as i [vb mod] see " in BNC.
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| 31 | Some built sturdily of wood and iron , others no more than skins of plastic sheeting over frames of branches , they straggled north over the dunes as far as I could see . |
| 32 | As far as I could see , the blow fell on his cheek . |
| 33 | By Brig Scott 's account , " as far as I could see , during the next twenty four hours , all the arrangements in connection with the surrender and evacuation were carried out by the Yugoslavs speedily and efficiently " . |
| 34 | ‘ In pretty good condition , as far as I could see . |
| 35 | For as far as I could see , the surface was bare , grey dirt — rocky , bumpy , ridged , pitted . |
| 36 | ’ As far as I could see , his ship was closed up tight . ’ |
| 37 | As far as I could see , every one of those off-worlders was an owner ( or the employee of one ) , there to claim or deposit some personal valuables . |
| 38 | ‘ I caught sight of him in the garden a moment ago — at least , I 'm pretty sure that brooding silhouette was his , looming in the shrubbery — and he was n't seducing anyone as far as I could see . ’ |
| 39 | There were a few cars parked , but none with anyone in them as far as I could see . |
| 40 | As far as I could see , there were no rabbit sentries on the hill . |
| 41 | As far as I could see in North Queensland , I should think they will end up under the umbrella of the Emperor of Japan , as the Japanese now seem to be in charge up there . |
| 42 | Young Charlie — who was always up to no good as far as I could see — nevertheless had what Tata called ‘ a future ’ . |
| 43 | ‘ She has n't got any extensions as far as I can see , ’ I said . |
| 44 | ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear ’ , went on Mary . |
| 45 | As far as I can see , the only way to do this is to adopt a behaviouristic approach to this knowledge and characterize it as an ability to discriminate visual objects . |
| 46 | I just wish the Tories had some fresh ideas , precious few around as far as I can see . |
| 47 | ‘ No chance at all , as far as I can see . |
| 48 | As far as I can see , money spent on royalty is money burnt . |
| 49 | True , the attraction of becoming ‘ British ’ is a big one , but as far as I can see it is the only one . |
| 50 | And wo n't be the last , as far as I can see ! ’ |
| 51 | I once heard a couple making plans and counter-plans for a family outing ; after much discussion one of them said , ‘ As far as I can see , there are disadvantages in all those schemes . ’ |
| 52 | Industrial Action and we 're only three days back in January before the Prelims , so as far as I can see that is St Agnes 's Eve out the window . |
| 53 | What I find a bit puzzling is that , as far as I can see , automatic inspection of passports will eliminate the keen-eyed , guilt-inducing gaze from the man behind the desk who presumably , is looking for doctored documents , suspicious photographs and forged visas and stamps . |
| 54 | ‘ As far as I can see she simply ran and he ran after her , but there are other tracks there , I think the boy 's . ’ |
| 55 | Mandy Hudson , 34 , of Stourbridge , West Midlands , said : ‘ As far as I can see this spells the beginning of the end of the British monarchy . |
| 56 | ‘ As far as I can see , putting together an international programme would not present too many problems — and it would be nice if we could tie in something with Australia as well . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ The only mistake , as far as I can see , is in Brackenbury giving me intelligence of their plan today instead of tomorrow . |
| 58 | And when he came into the Pincushion Room and rested his elbows on the window-ledge , he would look out of the window at the garden bright with midsummer sun or bathed in moonlight and think , all this is mine , that garden , that fruit cage within the flint walls , that lake , the Little Wood , as far as I can see on either side of me and in front of the house and behind , all that is mine … |
| 59 | Writes all day long , but as far as I can see never sells a word . |
| 60 | soc : As far as I can see , your contribution to basic knowledge is well and truly ignored . |