Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the radical Inter-regional group went so far as to table a motion of no confidence in the government , but a vote on whether to consider this motion was heavily defeated on May 29 . |
| 2 | Stuart 's plump little visage tightened as far as that was a physical possibility . |
| 3 | In 517 a major invasion occurred when Slav horsemen advanced as far as Thermopylae and Epirus . |
| 4 | His stretched knuckles tapped as far as they could reach . |
| 5 | In particular West Ham and Poplar and a handful of other Boards with active Labour members went as far as their resources permitted in providing out-door relief and improved workhouse conditions even for the unemployed , even though they faced considerable opposition from the LGB . |
| 6 | There was some congestion along the coast , compounded by the bottlenecks at Connah 's Quay , where Down fast and slow lines converged as far as Muspratt 's Sidings , and again at Llandulas . |
| 7 | Some amateur associations went as far as legal prosecution to prevent any payment or pro fit being derived from the activities they controlled . |
| 8 | No other state went so far as this ; but then none needed to , for none started from the same position of isolation and estrangement from the outside world . |
| 9 | He resigned as Foreign Minister in late October , and secretarial staff got as far as clearing out his offices . |