Example sentences of "[prep] as far [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 I was promised I could see the project through as far as Gittel-plus-nine . ’
2 True Londoners were sobered up by what was happening to their town , but young fellows , sometimes coming from as far as California , felt very lost and lonely , and sometimes escaped via the bottle .
3 This is the main hinterland which the port serves , although some orders come from as far as London , South Wales or Scotland .
4 The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead .
5 Sightings have been reported from as far as France and the Netherlands .
6 Medau enthusiasts descended on Aston Clinton 's Green Park Centre ( itself a lovely setting ) from as far as France , Belgium , Holland and Germany , the course being fully booked long before the closing date .
7 The ability to seek out travel services for the customer even when they do not appear on brochure racks has brought the company a strong following in the town but also , according to manager Sandra Chisholm , from as far as Glasgow .
8 They come , he said , from a wide area : from as far as Newcastle and Durham , Stockton , Middlesbrough and Redcar .
9 On the saturday there are seven-a-side football competitions for youngsters involving 30 or more teams who travel from as far as Newcastle in the North and Wetherby in the South to take part .
10 By that I mean book-signing sessions — I 've been all over the place , from Darlington and Beverley in the North , to as far as Nottingham in the South , and met some wonderful people — and literary luncheons , plus what I suppose you could call ‘ personal appearances ’ at all kinds of functions .
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