Example sentences of "[adv] far as it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | Article 86 prohibits the abuse of dominant market positions within the Common Market in so far as it may affect trade between member states : the fact that a business has a dominant or monopoly position is not in itself prohibited . |
| 4 | Chapter 12 contains summaries of the regulatory material presently in force so far as it may affect the running of the partnership business . |
| 5 | I would say that it 's germane to this exercise again in so far as it might lead to the conclusion that a particular sector is impracticable . |
| 6 | She could see that nothing could harm her , that there was no danger , that danger in so far as it might exist was desirable , and she started to walk , slowly , up the street , looking at those who looked at her , exchanging glance for glance , shivering in the warm April air from a tremulous , hopeful , artificial apprehension . |
| 7 | Information on individual cases is referred to him in so far as it might help him to frame proposals for orders and changes in the law . |
| 8 | There is no reason why a male bird should signal accurate information to its competitors , except in so far as it will scare them away . |
| 9 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
| 13 | I put my tongue out at them as far as it would go . |
| 14 | His chair was tilted back as far as it would go . |
| 15 | He brought back his foot as far as it would go and channelled all its hydraulic power into a forceful throw . |
| 16 | He slipped the matchbox under the netting and pushed it back as far as it would go . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | However the government has not gone as far as it might have . |
| 20 | When he asked , then , ‘ What has Ingeld to do with Christ ? ’ , he was using Ingeld as an example of the most extreme gap between good ‘ heroic ’ behaviour and good Christian behaviour ; Ingeld took unforgivingness as far as it could go . |
| 21 | Merely pushing the lever forwards as far as it will go is not enough because the lock may be very stiff . |
| 22 | ‘ Beineix dares much , pushing farce as far as it will go while simultaneously building the momentum that catapults the film into its tragic destination . |
| 23 | You feel a soft click through your fingers before you have pressed a key as far as it will go . |
| 24 | Make sure that the pattern is straight and gently feed it down as far as it will go . |
| 25 | ‘ Umm , I just turn my guitar up as far as it will go , ’ explains the puzzled axe hero . |
| 26 | I find a track leading off the road into a stand of trees ; I take the car up as far as it will go , then turn the lights out . |
| 27 | Then pull each leg away in opposite directions as far as it will go . |
| 28 | When the body is bent forward as far as it will go , the leg muscles are held tense and the position maintained for a count of ten . |
| 29 | The student sits on the floor and opens his legs in front of him , pushing his body weight forward as far as it will go . |
| 30 | If , instead of ( 29 ) , I say ( 30 ) , then I direct you to pay particular attention and care to each of the operations involved in doing ( 29 ) , this being an implicature of the use of the longer expression : ( 29 ) Open the door ( 30 ) Walk up to the door , turn the door handle clockwise as far as it will go , and then pull gently towards you But perhaps the most important of the sub-maxims of Manner is the fourth , " be orderly " . |