Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would seem sensible , therefore , to try and avoid using them as far as possible . |
| 2 | I put one foot on his shoulder and as I climbed up , making room for him , he raised himself and finally stood on the platform , helping me as far as possible . |
| 3 | Government legislation has sharply reduced the scope for this , but a number of councils are still interested in developing it as far as they can . |
| 4 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
| 5 | She exacerbates all his old anxieties and feelings of ambivalence towards ‘ mothers ’ , and because he can not cope , he defends himself by ignoring her as far as possible . |
| 6 | They fully considered that there was merit , great merit , in running it as far as the Council was concerned . |
| 7 | They were successful in taking it as far as the stairs , but when they tried to bring it down it slipped , nearly killing one of them . |