Example sentences of "far as it would go " in BNC.
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1 | He squatted down and propped it against a clump of little bushes , pulling up the aerial as far as it would go . |
2 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
3 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
4 | So far from abandoning our folly , we started pushing it as far as it would go . |
5 | I put my tongue out at them as far as it would go . |
6 | His chair was tilted back as far as it would go . |
7 | He brought back his foot as far as it would go and channelled all its hydraulic power into a forceful throw . |
8 | He slipped the matchbox under the netting and pushed it back as far as it would go . |
9 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |