Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] get [adv] far as " in BNC.
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1 | I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year . |
2 | But among all these doubts it had not occurred to her that if she got as far as 42b Milvain Street , and rang the bell , Edward would not open the door . |
3 | ‘ If you got as far as Spargo 's you must have seen him go under the scaffolding . ’ |
4 | If it gets as far as a decision , it will prove the leading case for some time on the thorny issue of what duty regulators owe the customers of the regulated . |
5 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
6 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |