Example sentences of "as far [conj] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland . |
| 2 | This is an important question , one which we were not able to pursue in our research as far as we would have liked . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | An executive said : ‘ We 're trying as far as we can to ensure that our business operates normally . |
| 5 | The syllabus includes the ‘ core ’ of chemistry drawn up by the Standing Conference on University Entrance in 1983 , and as far as we can tell is also likely to include the new chemistry core under construction by the School Examination and Assessment Council . |
| 6 | If time permits , we would be happy to accommodate you as far as we can . |
| 7 | As far as we can tell , no work has yet been done on the psychology of the train-spotter . |
| 8 | However , results of an experiment published just before Christmas show in clearer perspective than ever before that quantum theory holds good as far as we can tell . |
| 9 | As far as we can tell , babies regard their mothers as an extension of themselves , yet not quite connected , rather like those fingers and toes which , although attached , are happened upon in surprise . |
| 10 | But as far as we can tell he does n't seem to have any brain damage . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ As far as we can gather , only Anthea Darnell and Meryl Armitage . |
| 12 | However , we can help you to help yourselves by letting you know what this deadline is ; the date up to which we can pretty much guarantee your ad 's inclusion ( as far as we can ever guarantee anything ) . |
| 13 | In terms of professional development the UK lags somewhat behind , having no fully recognised body of interpreters ( although such an organisation may now be close to recognition ) and , as far as we can make out , only one full-time interpreter in the whole country . |
| 14 | " As far as we can determine there were three men , two with clubs who did the beating and one other , " Tom Rooney said quietly . |
| 15 | Since 1860 , as far as we can tell , three items that were formerly alternants have been reclassified as categorical [ u ] items ( Patterson , 1860 ) ; thus , the speed of transfer has been very slow , and the set as a whole has been quite resistant to change . |
| 16 | Our basic goal is to modify both methods as far as we can to reduce these limitations , and then combine both approaches to converge on the linguistic system we hope to describe . |
| 17 | The murders , as far as we can tell , are motiveless ; the killers are now dead , burned to a crisp both of them . |
| 18 | I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you . |
| 19 | As far as we can judge , in the early days at least , anti-Americanism went against the grain of popular feeling within Cuba . |
| 20 | As you may know the public seat on Snowhill has recently been removed from its base , as far as we can tell by vandals intent on stealing it . |
| 21 | No I do n't think so , I think there 's a difference because the other excesses were on the peasants ' part now it 's okay whatever the peasants did , you know , it 's not terrible it 's , it 's fine to let the peasants do that , and also erm into the war period the peasants are gon na but must n't do it , this time it 's like okay , now we 're the party that 's saying let's go as far as we can . |
| 22 | and get as far as we can and break off about half past twelve for an hour |
| 23 | We are co-operating with the NRA as far as we can . |
| 24 | The explorer born 100 years too late , variously described as intrepid and bampot , is now back from his 1,350 mile Antarctic trek , about two-thirds of the weight he was when he started , bushy-bearded , staring of eye , and , as far as we can tell , happy . |
| 25 | As far as we can ascertain , the Top 100 list is unique in that information of its kind has not before been published before , covering an area which coincides with the Daily Post 's circulation area . |
| 26 | I took the dinghy as far as we could go , right up near to the lock gates . |
| 27 | He 'd be talking to some man all evening , they 'd be getting on very well indeed as far as we could all see , but then Miss P would still be there alone when the lights went on , and the man would have gone . |
| 28 | Because as far as we could see , |
| 29 | It was just us , on a long stretch of sand , with the dark sea ahead of us — a landscape which might go on into infinity , as far as we could tell . |
| 30 | It looked enticing and we decided to follow it as far as we could . |