Example sentences of "[prep] as far as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There even seems to have been some notion of carrying the plateway along as far as Husbands Bosworth . |
| 2 | I was promised I could see the project through as far as Gittel-plus-nine . ’ |
| 3 | What natural selection does seem to care about as far as sex is concerned is that there is constant re-combination and this is a question of sexual that we 'll touch on later . |
| 4 | This knowledge ensures they start every letter with ‘ I know you must be swamped by requests to open bizzarres [ sic ] like these but — ’ and ‘ Your secretary assures us that you are unable to speak at our annual dinner in John O'Groats but — ’ and that 's about as far as understanding goes . |
| 5 | True Londoners were sobered up by what was happening to their town , but young fellows , sometimes coming from as far as California , felt very lost and lonely , and sometimes escaped via the bottle . |
| 6 | This is the main hinterland which the port serves , although some orders come from as far as London , South Wales or Scotland . |
| 7 | The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead . |
| 8 | Sightings have been reported from as far as France and the Netherlands . |
| 9 | Medau enthusiasts descended on Aston Clinton 's Green Park Centre ( itself a lovely setting ) from as far as France , Belgium , Holland and Germany , the course being fully booked long before the closing date . |
| 10 | The ability to seek out travel services for the customer even when they do not appear on brochure racks has brought the company a strong following in the town but also , according to manager Sandra Chisholm , from as far as Glasgow . |
| 11 | They come , he said , from a wide area : from as far as Newcastle and Durham , Stockton , Middlesbrough and Redcar . |
| 12 | On the saturday there are seven-a-side football competitions for youngsters involving 30 or more teams who travel from as far as Newcastle in the North and Wetherby in the South to take part . |
| 13 | It is a hobby he has taken up with two main aims in mind : ‘ Firstly , it keeps my hand in as far as manufacturing is concerned and secondly I like to see this small bit of entrepreneuralism on my doorstep . |
| 14 | By that I mean book-signing sessions — I 've been all over the place , from Darlington and Beverley in the North , to as far as Nottingham in the South , and met some wonderful people — and literary luncheons , plus what I suppose you could call ‘ personal appearances ’ at all kinds of functions . |