Example sentences of "[coord] as far [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was long ago fished for from Saint-Jean , as from Biarritz , was whales , from as early as the eleventh century and as far away as Newfoundland . |
| 2 | Very similar deposits are known in Greenland , which might be expected from drifting arguments , but they are also known in other parts of Europe and as far away as Brazil , China and Australia . |
| 3 | Bringing together paintings , photographs and sculptures by artists from Europe , America and as far afield as Anguilla , who , through their work examine the role and nature of commercial sexual representation . |
| 4 | Gloucester has always been an important centre for the water-borne movement of goods , its quays dating back many centuries , and as far back as anyone can trace , the Severn has been used for both the import and export of a multitude of commodities . |
| 5 | Turn back through the pages of ancient history books on Venice and as far back as the year 1740 you will find tell of a friendly hostelry providing a refuge to weary travellers on this hotel 's site . |
| 6 | Demands for action to clean up sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations , widely believed to be responsible for the ‘ acid rain ’ that was killing forests , lakes and rivers — not just in Scotland , but as far afield as Germany and Scandinavia — were brushed aside on the grounds of inconclusive evidence ; a similar attitude was taken towards the radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield . |
| 7 | She saw that she must do exactly that — run away from him as he had suggested , but as far away as she could go ! |