Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] as far [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liberate , pacemaker for Alphabatim , took the field along at a strong gallop as far as the straight , a good half mile from home , where he fell back and allowed Commanche Run to take up the running . |
| 2 | This unfortunate crusade was not a total loss as far as Barbarossa was concerned , for it set the political and feudal scene for his election as Emperor within a short time of his return to Germany . |
| 3 | The first one relates to the child who broke into my car , I wo n't call him a child he 's a bloody toerag as far as I 'm concerned , who broke into my car has been given a caution , a bloody caution . |
| 4 | I checked to see if Armstrong was still there and then I risked a crouching run as far as the Sierra 's tail lights . |
| 5 | Ever'thing down there is a damn pest as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 6 | It is a high-risk venture as far as we 're concerned |
| 7 | It is truly said that he can go to bed at night with a clear sky as far as Home Affairs are concerned and wake up the next morning with a major crisis on his hands . |
| 8 | So if there 's any er er erm thought that the er ombudsman complaints were running at a high level as far as this committee 's interest were concerned , I can confirm that that is n't in fact the case . |
| 9 | It 's a meatless century as far as prisoners are concerned . ’ |
| 10 | To achieve maximum benefit in terms of information skills and the use of information , each database should be seen as a separate entity as far as the design of the records and indexing is concerned , although an overall pattern for database use within the school is beneficial . |
| 11 | Jim said : ‘ We had to tackle the traditionally bad image of train catering and we really have come a tremendous way as far as quality is concerned . |
| 12 | no particular reason for the rise its general movements and not a serious movement as far as we 're concerned includes the whole element of debtors from ourselves to our wholesale debtors which is our own manufacturing operation where they 're selling to outside customers there 's nothing particularly significant in that . |
| 13 | Every culture in Britain at the moment has a similar philosophy as far as size goes : if you want to look good , be desirable , you 've got to be thin . |
| 14 | ‘ So you 're saying the beetle did keep driving in a straight line — a straight line as far as he was concerned — in his two dimensions , ’ said Uncle Albert . |
| 15 | And there 's the rub : each dimension requires a differing approach as far as construction is concerned . |
| 16 | It 's a feeble excuse as far as I 'm concerned , and we ca n't wait long you know , |
| 17 | He 's only young and has a satisfactory record as far as I can see . |
| 18 | Quality , of design and typography rather than editorial matter , is a burning issue as far as desktop publishing is concerned . |
| 19 | ‘ What you have here is a traditional account of Masai origins , but also mixed with the arrival of this woman — I am assuming , although it is not my business , the ethnographer , Claude Cohn-Casson — yes , okay , well , there was an incident during the war , a famous incident as far as the Masai is concerned , when a British official was killed in a very small dispute about cattle . |
| 20 | In addition , recruitment is a major activity in any personnel department and it frequently gives rise to administration problems of an essentially mundane nature which are , nevertheless , a major irritant as far as the personnel manager is concerned . |
| 21 | Italy is a black hole as far as regulations are concerned ; they disappear without trace . |
| 22 | Diabetes may not be one of the high profile diseases , but we continue in Darlington to feel like a poor relation as far as treatment at our hospital is concerned . |
| 23 | The Smiths are definitely a no-go area as far as we are concerned in the future . ’ |
| 24 | The Liberal Democrats may have wasted their money on the personality cult of Paddy Ashdown , but he is certainly not a negative factor as far as the forgiving women of Richmond are concerned . |
| 25 | Before long they opened a grocery-cum-delicatessen in a good position as far as passing trade was concerned . |
| 26 | I suppose it was one way of ensuring that staff returned to the fold , but I 'm not so sure that it was a good idea as far as the staff was concerned . |
| 27 | The book describes it thus : ‘ A good road as far as Whitfield Inn , but Staward Bank doubles back on itself three times and makes some dangerously sharp turns . |
| 28 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
| 29 | There 's a lot to be said for the modern falconry centres — anything that helps people to appreciate birds of prey is a good thing as far as I 'm concerned — although it 's a shame they have to be turned into tourist attractions . |
| 30 | You have to have confidence in your own ability and being black is a good thing as far as I 'm concerned 'cause I 've had to sample bits and pieces of how life can be nasty and it 's done me good . |