Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [vb pp] as far [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , some branches of physical geography had proceeded as far as they could without an enhanced knowledge of processes .
2 The whole three-hour operation was painless but tedious , and I dozed off when the thin white line had progressed as far as my X-rayed knees on the screen in front of me .
3 I suppose they must be , thought Lydia , shrugging , and wondering also whether the modern tendency , which was American in origin , to tell everybody everything before they 'd even got the first olive off the cocktail stick had percolated as far as here .
4 The scaffolding had been cleared away and the plastering had progressed as far as the season would allow .
5 JUST when you thought frilly knicker and bra design had gone as far as it could , Sherwood Group is set to go further .
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