Example sentences of "[adv] far [conj] [noun prp] [modal v] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Mamur Zapt ? ’ said Suleiman , surprised but , so far as Owen could tell , not disconcerted . |
| 2 | Still , as far as Pete could tell , asleep . |
| 3 | As far as Lorton could tell , Dougal had n't done a bunk . |
| 4 | There were , as far as Robert could tell , no other members of the British Mission for Islamic Purity , the organization the doctor claimed to represent . |
| 5 | Some of them , as far as Robert could tell , were completely unaware that Dr Ahmed Ali had officially decreed they were no longer worthy to share the planet with him . |
| 6 | It meant , as far as Robert could tell , a kind of consensus . |
| 7 | He looked at Huy — as far as Huy could tell : it was more an impression of being looked at , and there was no reading the expression in the eyes — but spoke to Merymose without preamble . |
| 8 | His name was Mr Jotter who , as far as Endill could tell , spoke only in rhymes . |