Example sentences of "get as far as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations were conducted in great secrecy when the manuscripts had already got as far as the freeport in Zurich and were being examined by two well backed dealers and by representatives of the Getty Museum . |
| 2 | After praying together , Duff had got as far as the door , when the old man whispered his name . |
| 3 | But we can not be certain that Gould even got as far as the river at all . |
| 4 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 5 | The next day I was walking to work and I 'd just got as far as the hospital . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Several people mentioned that getting as far as the interview was the main problem . |
| 9 | I never got as far as the meat inspector , actually … just saw one of the slaughtermen " |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house . |
| 12 | She got as far as the bathroom and was half undressed when the doorbell rang , making her start . |
| 13 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |
| 14 | Just got as far as the door . |
| 15 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I never got as far as the wedding , Mum , but it was unlucky , was n't it ? ’ |
| 18 | Ruth got as far as the doorway and stopped dead . |
| 19 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Could only get as far as the kitchen . |
| 22 | D' you think you can get as far as The Angel at Lacock ? |
| 23 | The form is all you have in the initial stages , and if you do n't erm fill it out sensibly then you do n't get as far as the interview , when of course your individual personality can start to come through . |
| 24 | They did n't even get as far as the bedroom , one of the soft rugs strewn over the carpeting in her lounge serving as their bed of reunion , Maria still partly and Luke almost fully clothed as they subsided on to its subtly glowing colours . |
| 25 | Someone will reach for a tin of fish-paste only to be brought up short by another member of the party reminding them that fish-paste is unclean , while someone else may get as far as the checkout with a year 's supply of baked beans , when , across the crowded shelves of the supermarket , comes a voice reminding them of the danger they are facing . |
| 26 | I have been confined almost a year by the dislocation of one of the ankle-bones of my leg , so have not been able to get as far as the Society House , but have enclosed the shilling you was so kind as to pay for a letter from Monsieur du Hamel . |
| 27 | Edgar managed to get as far as the door . |