Example sentences of "[Wh adv] far he could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed intent now on pushing to see how far he could go and she appeared willing to give way in everything in order to pacify . |
| 2 | Bobet was a cyclist who knew just how far he could go before digging deep into his reserves . |
| 3 | In being who he was : that was his vocation , and discovering how far he could go and even , fatally , what he could get away with . |
| 4 | Dobson was an expert at knowing just how far he could go without actually breaking the law . |
| 5 | For example , he enjoyed seeing how far he could push the teachers — with concealed insults , fomenting riots , with prying into their private lives . |
| 6 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 7 | Seeing how closely Weis was watching him , he made an effort to be more warm , more friendly in his greeting there , but all the while he was wondering just how far he could trust the man . |
| 8 | Suddenly it occurred to Alexei that in the event that he failed to return from the embassy the question of solemnising the marriage would not arise , and he wondered again how far he could trust Burun . |
| 9 | He was not quite sure how far he could trust Horridge . |