Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [adv] far [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Midlands it is the tree one sees most often : and for a brief spell in early sum-mer it is the most beautiful of all the Midland trees , with its continuous miles of white may blossom glimmering as far as the eye can see . |
| 2 | These policies should bear in mind principles such as that when children leave school they should have acquired as far as possible : |
| 3 | But she should have got as far as London . |
| 4 | You might , for instance have to alter the way the murder you had in mind is committed or you might have to go so far as to alter the motive of the murderer or even find a completely different person to commit the central action . |
| 5 | The implications of the new technological revolution go far beyond the silicon chip and its offspring , a message that may have penetrated as far as Kenneth Baker , Britain 's Minister for Information Technology . |
| 6 | Managers in their late forties begin to see that they are no longer the up-and-coming stars — indeed they may have come as far as they are going to go . |