Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would have to avoid the Warden 's forces , in these circumstances , so would require to plan their approaches carefully , keeping away as far as possible from Teviotdale and Tweeddale . |
| 2 | UNCED 's Secretary-General , Maurice Strong , has acknowledged that there will be " serious failures " at the summit , and added , in an oblique reference to the US , that " some countries are not going nearly as far as they could " . |
| 3 | The two biggest Third World countries , China and India , were , by contrast with Brazil , doing well so far as growth rates are concerned . |
| 4 | For the present , however , we will confine our attention to the Sunda Arc comprising Sumatra , Java and the chain of smaller islands extending eastwards as far as longitude 123°E ( Fig. 3.14 ) . |
| 5 | Leaning forward as far as she dared , with the great torso of the suit at a right angle to its legs , she made the claws unhook her wrist computer and plug it into one of the empty sockets on the panel . |
| 6 | They were both straining to reach , leaning forward as far as they could , agonisingly aware that the door and its ring handle that might have given them some leverage were out of their reach , when another sound fell on their ears . |
| 7 | Magnificent Karnak , with its corridors of stone rams , sky-embracing pillars and gigantic inscrutable statues , stretching apparently as far as the eye can see , is breathtaking . |
| 8 | The grassy countryside was flat on either side , stretching away as far as the eye could see . |