Example sentences of "[prep] as far [adv] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this had been the way things were for as far back as the frogs could remember . |
| 2 | The cave-dwellers of the Dordogne obtained shells from the Mediterranean and those of Mentone had apparently secured some of theirs from as far afield as the Indian Ocean . |
| 3 | Guests were from major oil companies and other associated gas turbine users from as far afield as the United States and Indonesia . |
| 4 | ‘ You heard of this place from as far afield as the capital city ? |
| 5 | The flow of people so far visiting the museum is very encouraging , not only local people , but visitors to the town from as far afield as the south coast and Scotland have come . |
| 6 | Groups of morris dancers from as far afield as the Cotswolds and the Borders took to the streets in their colourful costumes for the festival procession through the town centre . |
| 7 | Carried by strong winds the rain is capable of travelling hundreds , even thousands of miles , from as far away as the USA to Britain . |
| 8 | More striking still , fragments of the shell of Cassis rufa from the Grotte des Enfants near Mentone came from as far away as the Indian Ocean . |
| 9 | Wells , in particular , experienced successive occupation probably from as far back as the Neolithic period . |
| 10 | HAVING watched Carrick Rangers through the years from as far back as the B Division days I feel I must comment on the pathetic lack of support given to the manager by the board . |
| 11 | If units of good were constantly being cancelled by units of evil , ultimately mankind could be reverted to any point in time past , even to as far back as the beginning of life . |