Example sentences of "far [subord] [pron] would go " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tugging the cuffs down over his hands as far as they would go , he worked his cuffed wrists down his back and round his behind . |
| 2 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 3 | The curtains were drawn back as far as they would go , and whenever she looked up the green-brown panorama confronted her and the pale bowl of sky . |
| 4 | He wanted to run his fingers up as far as they would go , but he remained motionless , like a frozen frame in a black and white film . |
| 5 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
| 6 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
| 7 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 8 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
| 9 | I put my tongue out at them as far as it would go . |
| 10 | His chair was tilted back as far as it would go . |
| 11 | He brought back his foot as far as it would go and channelled all its hydraulic power into a forceful throw . |
| 12 | He slipped the matchbox under the netting and pushed it back as far as it would go . |
| 13 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |