Example sentences of "take it as [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd no idea he 'd take it as badly as this . ’ |
2 | ‘ I have no future but my children and my wife will take it as far as it goes . |
3 | They were successful in taking it as far as the stairs , but when they tried to bring it down it slipped , nearly killing one of them . |
4 | He went into motor racing for the fun of it and it seems unlikely that he ever took it as seriously as others thought it should be taken . |
5 | But anything I do , I 'll have a bloody good go at it and take it as far as I can . |
6 | It 's kind of late now and I 'm in no condition to drive so when I get the 205 I only take it as far as the outskirts of Inverness where I stop at the first lit Bed and Breakfast sign I see and talk politely and slowly to the pleasant middle-aged couple from Glasgow who run the place and then say goodnight , close the door of my room and fall fast asleep on the bed without even taking off my jacket . |
7 | I take it as seriously as I think it needs to be taken . |