Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book , therefore , is good and probably reliable as far as it goes . |
| 2 | This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go . |
| 3 | The distinction of meaning is especially clear with perfect participles ; these show a well-known alternation between interpretation as expressing an event ( therefore the occasion value ) and interpretation as expressing a state : ( 23 ) labelled goods vs sent goods The word sent is unusual prenominally precisely because it has the sort of meaning which makes an actual or implicit reference to the event of despatch , and hence it is far more likely to be used post-nominally . |
| 4 | I understand that the Government 's policy is to target pensioners and , as I said , the increase in premiums is welcome as far as it goes . |
| 5 | But already the noise was diminishing , the violence of the anger subsiding as rapidly as it had built up , and he looked back at the audience to see people taking their places again , Gerrard and the earphoned men in shirtsleeves moving quickly and purposefully among them , urging them into seats . |
| 6 | Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment . |
| 7 | Dawn is not ideal even now as it has very limited sleeping accommodation . |
| 8 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 9 | Probably erm , it 's probably nicer 'cos it 's it 's it 's frozen straight away after it 's been picked , in n it ? |
| 10 | Public money followed private as often as it led . |
| 11 | The actual nature of the game is not important so long as it focuses your attention effectively , distracting you from your negative thoughts or your symptoms . |
| 12 | The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 13 | ‘ Heightened expectation on the part of supporters is understandable and tolerable so long as it comes with a sense of realism . |
| 14 | It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later . |
| 15 | Against this , as we saw , the existentialists argued that rather than making futile attempts to " eliminate " the problem one should subject it to a different type of treatment that would help place it in a proper philosophical perspective , and this was correct as far as it went . |
| 16 | But at least it pays no rent and in practice it is secure so long as it farms the land and avoids bankruptcy . |
| 17 | An image is a pictorial understanding of a kind which is true so far as it goes , but which falls short of full rational clarity , and must eventually be superseded by a concept . |
| 18 | As I said before , the Handbook of Human Intelligence is excellent as far as it goes , but it certainly does not go far enough ; perhaps the second edition will improve on this sad state of affairs ! |
| 19 | It fell silent as suddenly as it had begun . |