Example sentences of "far [adv] as [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | One such well found when workmen were levelling the ground in Upper Halling was estimated to have been 200 ft deep , and bricked as far down as one could see . |
| 2 | This followed the line of the river , which ran straight from almost as far away as they could see , flowing smoothly without fords , gravel shallows or plank bridges . |
| 3 | He kept himself diagonally across the room as far away as he could . |
| 4 | Alyssia gazed at him for a fraction of a second , then she took his advice and walked back to the house , when what she wanted to do was run as far away as she could from it . |
| 5 | She saw that she must do exactly that — run away from him as he had suggested , but as far away as she could go ! |
| 6 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 7 | As far back as he could remember , those phrases ‘ the shop ’ and ‘ the works ’ had been spoken by his parents with a certain solemnity , as some speak of ‘ the church ’ or ‘ the monarchy ’ . |
| 8 | She always called him ‘ Father ’ as far back as she could remember . |
| 9 | Her family did not much understand gardening either , and took little pleasure in the fruit of their unskilled , social labours ; as far back as she could remember , Clara could recollect her mother 's perpetual nagging at her father to cut the lawn , her father 's occasional outburst of resentment against the boys who trampled on the borders . |
| 10 | All her life , from as far back as she could remember , she had been in demand . |
| 11 | Motor racing had featured on the periphery of her life as far back as she could remember . |
| 12 | If was a far cry from the big house that they 'd lived in as far back as she could remember . |
| 13 | Hitting the water in a blast of spray , she drove herself as far under as she could , trying not to gasp at either the impact of her mistimed dive or the surprisingly low temperature of the water . |
| 14 | Though they were standing as far apart as they could , and though they were both fully dressed , her hand flew to her mouth and her eyes widened . |
| 15 | Straining his neck as far forward as he could , he managed to push the window open several inches and , with another surge , wedged himself in the embrasure ; the spike on which the latch usually rested now sticking into his stomach . |