Example sentences of "[adv] far as [pron] can see " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the grim side to his thought : the circumstances of her ‘ taking ’ the veil were , so far as we can see , irrelevant . |
| 2 | Certainly , so far as we can see , he took no steps to promote the interests of his younger son , apart from not insisting that he take the cross . |
| 3 | The problem with it , so far as we can see , is that if the political system is democratic and the state is relatively neutral then how is it that anyone could use the system in such a way as to ensure that it permanently advantaged them to the exclusion of other actors and interests in the system ? |
| 4 | It is an undistinguished spit of land , barely afloat so far as one can see , but it has in its time hosted some very high-level exchanges of civilities and even persons between the two countries . |
| 5 | They uniformly show young , narrow-shouldered , and in so far as one can see through the draperies , narrow-hipped , flat-chested women with long pale hands which have clearly never done a stroke of work . |
| 6 | Childebert 's tax inspectors then tried to institute the same reforms in Tours , but Gregory claimed that the city was exempt , and related the history of exemption since the time of Chlothar I. However , if reorganization had not threatened Tours , it is doubtful whether we would have heard of the perfectly sensible arrangements at Poitiers , which suggest not only that taxation was normal in the Merovingian kingdom , but also that it could be organized efficiently , and so far as one can see , fairly . |
| 7 | ‘ So far as I can see it 's practically certain Mr Merrivale was in there with her early on in the night , ’ said Ethel . |
| 8 | ‘ So far as I can see , he only thinks about snooker , his girlfriend and pop music . |
| 9 | I am opposed to judicial corporal punishment , always have been and , so far as I can see , always shall be . |
| 10 | ‘ The only way to change Ray MacSharry 's mind , so far as I can see , is before he makes it up . |
| 11 | Of course , helicopters can hover , while , so far as I can see , light planes can rarely drop to less than 90 miles per hour , so when there is a choice , it is best to shoot from helicopters . |
| 12 | So far as I can see , we 'd be doing him a favour . ’ |
| 13 | So far as I can see , there are about 16m private motorists ; 10m I would like to insure , and I think we might end up insuring 3m . ’ |
| 14 | So far as I can see , even a partisan of naturalistic epistemology is not committed to finding general characterizations or explanations of justification or reliability . |
| 15 | " It 's all good , so far as I can see . |
| 16 | Well the only thing we have a problem on ‘ Sonnet ’ with , Luke , so far as I can see anyway , and I know Jeff agrees with me on this — right Jeff ? — and so does Jim incidentally , Luke , ’ said Joe , ‘ is the form . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ There is nothing in the section , so far as I can see , inconsistent with the view that the cause of action arises when the work is completed . |
| 18 | The justices have not set out in terms their findings under section 1 but they have considered all the aspects of the case in so far as I can see . |
| 19 | The identification is often questioned , but so far as I can see on no adequate grounds . |
| 20 | Actually so far as I can see it 's sod 's law for women , just as it always has been . |
| 21 | It has n't grown Jed up , so far as I can see . |
| 22 | So far as I can see , unless there are fundamental changes in the British economy , the recession ai n't going to be over for a considerable time because the economy is in such a state . |
| 23 | We in the Royal Air Force , if you ask for our professional advice , are convinced that we will require manned aircraft as far as we can see to supplement the missile in both the offensive and defensive roles . |
| 24 | Campbell 's hard-working side are still trying to sort out their system , which involves a spare defender and , as far as one can see , a good deal of improvisation . |
| 25 | ‘ She has n't got any extensions as far as I can see , ’ I said . |
| 26 | ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear ’ , went on Mary . |
| 27 | As far as I can see , the only way to do this is to adopt a behaviouristic approach to this knowledge and characterize it as an ability to discriminate visual objects . |
| 28 | I just wish the Tories had some fresh ideas , precious few around as far as I can see . |
| 29 | ‘ No chance at all , as far as I can see . |
| 30 | As far as I can see , money spent on royalty is money burnt . |