Example sentences of "far as [pron] could [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Duncan looked at Myeloski ; they had gone as far as they could with the air-traffic controller .
2 ‘ If someone came and pinched my bum on the escalator I 'd k-i-c-k him as far as I could down the escalator , ’ Topaz responded with gusto .
3 He felt he had gone as far as he could in the company and learned as much as he was likely to .
4 For one awful moment , she thought she had persuaded her , then , with a cry of triumph , Rose hurled the ring as far as she could into the surrounding darkness .
5 She pulled over as far as she could into the bushes at the side of the lane and slowed down while the car , a beaten-up old Ford , passed .
6 She looked out to sea , as far as she could through the mist , and thought of great trees whispering under the waves .
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