Example sentences of "it [adv] far as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the person throws the ball , the batter hits it as far as possible and then sets off to run round the obstacle placed at right angles . |
| 2 | I belonged to them in the sense that when I was interested in something I tried to understand it as far as possible and , of course , even tried to make use of it . |
| 3 | After all , the stuff has to go somewhere : why not put it as far as possible from people , where it poses no threat to drinking water and little threat ( fisheries apart ) to food ? |
| 4 | Both groups have an interest in maintaining the capitalist system , but the professional-managerial class have an interest in maximizing its own independence or autonomy ; the ruling class , on the other hand , try to restrict it as far as possible . |
| 5 | It was a small shed , rather like a Dutch oven in shape , set well up into the prow to remove it as far as possible from the passengers ' cabins . |
| 6 | The prison inspectorate gives the project full support and urges the governor to continue to develop it as far as possible within the constraints of the Penninghame regime . |