Example sentences of "[adv] far as [pers pn] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think er what this exercise today has shown us is that only about half the factors in H two er have a strategic dimension in so far as they would affect a choice between broad sectors around York . |
| 2 | Husameddin 's circumstantial statement that Molla Fenari passed Ramadan 821 in the Zayniyya medrese in Cairo presumably derives from some source and , if true , would to some degree strengthen the case for Husameddin 's interpretation of the signature in so far as it would show that Molla Fenari did leave unusually early for the pilgrimage which he did not in fact make until 822 . |
| 3 | Richard Needham , it was said , is only interested in appearing to develop the area in so far as it would assist him in his fight against ‘ terrorism ’ . |
| 4 | We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland . |
| 5 | This is an important question , one which we were not able to pursue in our research as far as we would have liked . |
| 6 | Tugging the cuffs down over his hands as far as they would go , he worked his cuffed wrists down his back and round his behind . |
| 7 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 8 | The curtains were drawn back as far as they would go , and whenever she looked up the green-brown panorama confronted her and the pale bowl of sky . |
| 9 | He wanted to run his fingers up as far as they would go , but he remained motionless , like a frozen frame in a black and white film . |
| 10 | Only the senior librarian remained constant , Joyce Babcock , a contemporary of Helen 's , stuck as far as she would get on the ladder of professional advancement , suspicious of the girls but tolerant of Helen , who offered no threat . |
| 11 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
| 12 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
| 13 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 14 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
| 15 | I put my tongue out at them as far as it would go . |
| 16 | His chair was tilted back as far as it would go . |
| 17 | He brought back his foot as far as it would go and channelled all its hydraulic power into a forceful throw . |
| 18 | He slipped the matchbox under the netting and pushed it back as far as it would go . |
| 19 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |
| 20 | He lighted his cigar , puffed furiously , sank back in his seat , as far as it would allow him to , and stared fixedly through the windscreen , already lightly furred with snow . |