Example sentences of "far as [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Only as far as proof goes . |
| 2 | True , what he had felt for Kee was at the time a stronger passion , and so far as charm went they could n't be compared . |
| 3 | As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes . |
| 4 | They were good value , because they were in a style that he could wear anywhere and they were strong enough for all his walking and kept his feet from being bruised on the city pavements , for when you walk as much and as far as Boy did at that time you can hurt your feet badly . |
| 5 | So far as futures dealing is concerned , the key exclusion is that for market counterparties , although investors in corporate finance transactions can also be excluded ( see page 33 below ) and trust beneficiaries are in any event not customers ( see page 34 below ) . |
| 6 | In so far as Whitehall had considered these matters it had been vaguely assumed that a status quo ante would be established and the Dutch in the Netherlands East Indies , the French in Indochina , and the Colonial Office in Burma and Malaya would resume their rightful sway . |
| 7 | As far as instruments go , Robben seems to be the sole endorser of the Fender Esprit guitar … |
| 8 | Though the hoped-for explosion of educational television has not happened the effect has not been entirely negative as far as literacy goes . |
| 9 | In so far as leaks advertise unhappiness about a line of policy they undermine the principle of collective responsibility , as well as the confidentiality of proceedings . |
| 10 | Supposedly for American sympathizers to the Nazi cause , as far as Asa knew , they never had more than half a dozen members and he had n't met the others . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As far as defenders go … |
| 13 | Sylvia Pedder sometimes has to go as far as Cumbria to see her relatives . |
| 14 | A lovely record of this highly pictorial ( as far as aeroplanes go ) era . |
| 15 | It has often been said that he did not really have any very clear idea of what he wanted from his Council ; and as far as content goes , that may be true . |
| 16 | In so far as decorum allows I have tried to do so myself , and at some cost to my reputation for a sympathetic bedside manner . |
| 17 | Mrs Kelleher , Willie 's mother , was keeper of the gate and lived in its lodge — so far as Nicandra knew Silly-Willie had no father . |
| 18 | Folk said only trust foreigners as far as th'could see 'em — no further . |
| 19 | In so far as schooling proved too " mechanical " a procedure for influencing the pupils ' subjectivities in the approved manner , efforts were also made to influence home life in a more direct fashion . |
| 20 | In so far as institutions find it more profitable to invest abroad , UK companies may find it more difficult to float new share issues . |
| 21 | He walked out as far as Scheveningen to draw the fisherwomen there . |
| 22 | Well get Fantavision , this shareware product is the business as far as animation goes . |
| 23 | As far as fossils go , though , local taphonomic bias in favour of the preservation of either articulated scale-like armour , phosphatized skeletal fragments or soft parts leads to a sporadic and incomplete record . |
| 24 | ( Okland played as a pro in the Bundesliga and in France and as far as i remember he played in the team that beat England 2–1 at home in the 1981 chock-winner for Norway ) . |
| 25 | As far as Comfort knew , they had returned to the States for the duration , although in fact they had been in London for part of the time , working for the Free French , and back in France for most of the rest . |
| 26 | In appearance everything had been altered since then , and — so far as looks went — much for the better , but nearly everything he cared about most was enshrined in these earliest recollections . |
| 27 | As far as chances went , Town were on top . |
| 28 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes ’ Cregagh Bonsai owner Stephen Whiteside surrounds himself with the love of his life . |
| 30 | Motivated by a ‘ passion ’ for what she does , she still refuses to ‘ take it that seriously ’ , emphasising that , as far as motherhood goes , she will not compromise . |