Example sentences of "[adv] far as they 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |