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 .
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