Example sentences of "[verb] as far as the " in BNC.
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| 31 | On particularly clear days ( the locals will tell you that midwinter provides the best of them ) the view reaches as far as the Vosges in France and Switzerland 's Jura . |
| 32 | Many are quite short , some extend as far as the defences , and two at least apparently form a prominent central crossroads . |
| 33 | Ya'kub , known as Ecezade , who taught as far as the Iznik medrese , then became a kasabat kadi , eventually serving in Trabzon , from which , after the accession of Selim I ( 918/1512 ) , he became kadi in Selanik and then in Bursa , dying while in retirement from that post in 924/1518 . |
| 34 | The radiation that strikes the Earth — or at least gets as far as the outer atmosphere — is of two main kinds . |
| 35 | Neither is it that tonics are not requested ; large numbers of people get as far as the doctor 's surgery to complain of tiredness , lethargy and mild depression , and even larger numbers go straight to the chemist . |
| 36 | I , I shall be seeing the you know in a few weeks time the daughter she 's a , she 's er Rene that was erm Eddie , who were very big pals of mine and we go to the anniversary lunch together so we 're all over eighty but erm you could n't the bread shop , was another confectioner 's shop , and then turning round the corner you come to another shop , up two steps , which was and that was another type of confectionery and shop , then you get as far as the corn and seed people er they used to have a shop in Street as well , and then before the First World War there was the butchers and they sold foreign meat . |
| 37 | In Suleyman 's time he returned to the medrese stream , teaching as far as the Sahn and then becoming kadi successively in Aleppo , Damascus and Istanbul , in retirement from which last post he died in 963/1555–6 . |
| 38 | There is even evidence to suggest that elephants existed as far as the Upper Euphrates basin as late as the first millennium B.C. Syrian ivory contributed to the supplies available to New Kingdom Egypt and at the same time provided the material for the flourishing school of ivory workers based on Tyre , the products of which enriched the civilizations of the east Mediterranean and Assyria . |
| 39 | Meanwhile her friend walked as far as the bike , then rode it to the point where he met Lorna , who then rode further while he walked … and so on . |
| 40 | He walked as far as the cart , took a packet of cigarettes from his jacket that was hanging on the tailgate and stood , sullenly smoking . |
| 41 | She walked as far as the cafeteria on her ward — they told her to — and walking was a strange bouncing glide . |
| 42 | Lydia opened the door to let out the cigarette smoke and walked as far as the stream , wondering why the blazes Betty was behaving in so singular a fashion . |
| 43 | I walked as far as the castle , where the tram tracks jut out towards the far bank of the Daugava River to show where the bridge was torn away from under them . |
| 44 | He walked as far as the beaches and along the deserted sea front . |
| 45 | Several people mentioned that getting as far as the interview was the main problem . |
| 46 | In retrospect , was leaving Lotus alone the wrong thing to do as far as the Elan was concerned ? |
| 47 | Directly across the channel was another , bigger bay , a long curving stretch of lovely white sand , with above it a sweep of green turf and bracken rising as far as the dark circle of the broch . |
| 48 | In the Midlands it is the tree one sees most often : and for a brief spell in early sum-mer it is the most beautiful of all the Midland trees , with its continuous miles of white may blossom glimmering as far as the eye can see . |
| 49 | The voices have been heard as far as the race track or right at the other end of the town , depending on which way the wind is blowing . |
| 50 | I never got as far as the wedding , Mum , but it was unlucky , was n't it ? ’ |
| 51 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 52 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
| 53 | He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house . |
| 54 | Last year , there were protracted negotiations for Tucson , Arizona-based direct rival Artisoft Inc to take over Performance , which got as far as the two signing a letter of intent to that effect . |
| 55 | Back at the head of Varanger Fiord , we turned off north on what we hoped was the road to Fuglafjell and got as far as the fishing village of Syltefiord . |
| 56 | I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year . |
| 57 | I was going towards the North Stand and got as far as the All-Blacks ' 10-yard line . |
| 58 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |
| 59 | I never got as far as the meat inspector , actually … just saw one of the slaughtermen " |
| 60 | To begin with she heard nothing to justify her fright , and got as far as the staircase between floors before the lift began to hum . |