Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] as far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his eyes slowly became accustomed to the half-light , he began to make out row upon row of brown tents stretching as far as the eye could see . |
| 2 | In 517 a major invasion occurred when Slav horsemen advanced as far as Thermopylae and Epirus . |
| 3 | His stretched knuckles tapped as far as they could reach . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Some amateur associations went as far as legal prosecution to prevent any payment or pro fit being derived from the activities they controlled . |
| 7 | The little manor-house at Cadhay stands near at hand in the Ottery meadows , and more distant views reach as far as the great hill-fort at Hembury , built on a commanding spur of land in the late Iron Age . |
| 8 | An excursion to the top of the high alpine road of Gross Glockner will leave you breathless at the fantastic views stretching as far as the eye can see in every direction . |
| 9 | The council revised the prohibited degrees to extend as far as third cousins ( common great-great-grandparents ) . |