Example sentences of "[adv] far as i [modal v] tell " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Mostly , so far as I can tell , they turn a blind eye .
2 Out of this confusion emerge two major problems that , so far as I can tell , are here to stay .
3 So far as I can tell , and that 's not as far as I 'd like , on the last few Fridays he 's not been going to any other bank or finance house .
4 And so far as I can tell , you know , from looking at my children 's schooling , the girls seem to be good at maths in the early stages .
5 These occasions , so far as I could tell , brought neither of us any pleasure .
6 The pancake , so far as I could tell , was a mixture of potato , cabbage , onion and seasonings .
7 In all my texts and documents , there were , so far as I could tell , no moments of pure , unfettered subjectivity ; indeed , the human subject itself began to seem remarkably unfree , the ideological product of the relations of power in a particular society .
8 As far as I could tell from a quick skim through , every meal was designed to act as an aphrodisiac .
9 There was not much of this kind of nonsense as far as I could tell by eavesdropping around the room , but there were cries of anguish when the prices of some of the wines were announced .
10 Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning .
11 I used to do a job which involved getting up at an unearthly hour while , as far as I could tell , the rest of the world slept .
12 However , drying the whiskers out did not seem to have an important effect upon their strength , as far as I could tell .
13 The sparrow was n't too badly injured as far as I could tell , but it was obviously in a state of shock and could n't fly .
14 As far as I could tell Frank had recovered from the breakdown we witnessed in late 1986 and , despite the months alone and the awful beatings he 'd received in the Pigsty , he still had a great sense of humour and told us hysterical episodes from his life , many of them against himself .
15 As far as I could tell she 'd drunk a litre and a half , allowing for spillage , so her behaviour was understandable .
16 The children of Egypt played in the dust-laden sunlight , and as far as I could tell they were happy .
17 It was very good — they all were , as far as I could tell .
18 As far as I could tell , the roof seemed to be consuming money faster than we could give it .
19 In all the years I had been watching him , he had , as far as I could tell , absolutely fuck-all interest in them .
20 He seemed , as far as I could tell , to be fast asleep .
21 Fairclough played a Batty-esque defensive midfield role as far as I could tell , marking Shearer might have been a better idea , though he did an OK job as it was .
22 In fact , nobody anywhere — as far as I can tell — has questioned any aspect of this nonsense .
23 His death is a sin offering , he gives his life for us , he dies for us , but , as far as I can tell , the New Testament never answers this question : To whom is the sin offering given ?
24 I speak from bitter experience as I have worked as a diver for just five days since qualifying as a part 111 diver in December 1990 , and the situation is not that much better , as far as I can tell , for part 1s .
25 As far as I can tell , Guitarist has always welcomed valid criticism and suggestions for changes or new ideas , but that does n't mean that they have to follow all of it all of the time .
26 Well , league and cup matches may not have quite the lure of England and Australia , but , as far as I can tell , clubs are doing their utmost to keep rugby 's momentum going .
27 As far as I can tell their clubs are doing very well .
28 His Maa is , as far as I can tell , fluent and unaccented .
29 I work in a trust hospital which , as far as I can tell , has made a successful transition from directly managed status .
30 There 's no family anywhere , as far as I can tell , ’ said the other voice .
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