Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as [pron] [modal v] understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So far as one can understand it , ’ says Freddie . |
| 2 | Far more interesting is whether the hon. Gentleman and his Back-Bench colleagues support Labour 's new nuclear defence policy — so far as anyone can understand it . |
| 3 | The inquiry you have asked me to undertake is , so far as I can understand , essentially a philosophical one . |
| 4 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 5 | As far as I can understand she 's made only one friend ; but that would be enough if it 's a good 'un . |
| 6 | As far as you could understand him , this was to the effect that since the Government was rejecting any suggestion that it was to blame for this scandal , since most of the alleged swindlers were difficult to bring to book , and since the investors who lost the money nearly all live in Tory marginals , then the one innocent party — the taxpayer — would foot the £150 million bill . |
| 7 | As far as anyone can understand or discover what that cliche means , it seems to be a return to the old , discredited rating system . |