Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] far [conj] the [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 In retrospect , was leaving Lotus alone the wrong thing to do as far as the Elan was concerned ?
2 Our aim was to go as far as the Wellenkuppe ( 3,903 metres ) , a beautiful mountain in its own right .
3 ‘ We 'd have been lucky to get as far as the Treshnish Isles , ’ said Ann .
4 Severus managed to get as far as the Montrose region and perhaps briefly beyond that : tantalizingly , in 1869 labourers on the Duke of Sutherland 's railway extension to Helmsdale and ultimately to Thurso in distant Caithness unearthed a collection of Roman bronze coins in a region never held and supposedly never reached by imperial forces .
5 By the time we worked it loose and got aboard again , Dennis 's initial fit had passed , but he was still adamant that he wanted to get as far as the Thames .
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