Example sentences of "far [adv] as [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He kept himself diagonally across the room as far away as he could . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She saw that she must do exactly that — run away from him as he had suggested , but as far away as she could go ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |