Example sentences of "far [pers pn] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worst thing was having to climb that damned ladder to the roof of Flying Control in a howling gale and lashing rain , to see how far I could n't see across the air field and to estimate the strength of the wind which was doing its best to dislodge my desperate hold on the railing . |
| 2 | Next Derek came up with the bright idea of making me walk to see how far I could get . |
| 3 | I always wanted to get out and practise , to see how far I could go . |
| 4 | But as far I could make out she had n't been outside , at least not in the garden where you 'd expect her to go . |
| 5 | Fear stalked her sleep , because however far she could drive her anxieties from her mind by activity in the daytime , she had to relax control when she sought sleep . |
| 6 | I knew you wanted to see how far you could go . ’ |
| 7 | all the way up to the mountains , you could walk so far you could nearly cross over and go to another village right up the mountains , just keep walking and walking for ever , or you could go into the |
| 8 | In all of our examples so far we could calculate the flux through a simple surface . |
| 9 | And then we used to be playing top , we 'd a top right round the village , see how far we could go . |
| 10 | Mr McGlynn interpreted the confrontation as follows : ‘ I believe that it was a test by the company to see how far they could get with us . |
| 11 | They still employed enough hired and expensive help to negotiate for them , but with instructions how far they could go . |
| 12 | He did not listen too closely to the small , cold voice that had persistently asked how far they could trust Caspar . |
| 13 | He seemed intent now on pushing to see how far he could go and she appeared willing to give way in everything in order to pacify . |
| 14 | Bobet was a cyclist who knew just how far he could go before digging deep into his reserves . |
| 15 | In being who he was : that was his vocation , and discovering how far he could go and even , fatally , what he could get away with . |
| 16 | Seeing how closely Weis was watching him , he made an effort to be more warm , more friendly in his greeting there , but all the while he was wondering just how far he could trust the man . |
| 17 | Suddenly it occurred to Alexei that in the event that he failed to return from the embassy the question of solemnising the marriage would not arise , and he wondered again how far he could trust Burun . |
| 18 | He was already in so far he could not find his depth , and he wanted to turn and strike back for the shore , but , like an unpractised swimmer , found that the distance he had come was too great for him to return . |
| 19 | He was not quite sure how far he could trust Horridge . |
| 20 | For example , he enjoyed seeing how far he could push the teachers — with concealed insults , fomenting riots , with prying into their private lives . |
| 21 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 22 | Dobson was an expert at knowing just how far he could go without actually breaking the law . |