Example sentences of "get [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final text substitutes waistcoat for frock-coat — ‘ I do n't think they 'll get as far as taking my waistcoat off ’ — even better for the pampered softy with his vein of oldwomanish guile . |
| 2 | Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion . |
| 3 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |
| 4 | It used to be said with a considerable amount of justification that you could get as far as Inspector on your own bat but after that ‘ No ’ , you needed somebody pushing you — city councillor , anything . |
| 5 | Because of my injury I did get as far as the Spanish Steps and the shops in Rome , but that was the extent of my sightseeing . |
| 6 | They did n't get as far as the Tibetan border , where the exchange rate would have been better . |
| 7 | The comforting knowledge that at least she will get as far as the British Embassy tonight gives her the strength for attack . |
| 8 | The bill would be around £75 but , as Mary had said , the van would n't get as far as Calais in its present state . |
| 9 | D' you think you can get as far as The Angel at Lacock ? |
| 10 | Whether we in this country could ever get as far as the Americans have done , remains to be seen . |
| 11 | All right , you might find everything that crawls in the yard an' they might get as far as downstairs here and there , but not up here . |
| 12 | Initially they could get as far as point A , then only as far as point B , and then only as far as point C. Thus the circle of safety tends to diminish gradually . |
| 13 | He did not get as far as the main Cossack encampments at Peggetz and Oberdrauberg near Lienz , a considerable distance further west . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Did anyone get as far as buying a programme for the Villa game , or did n't they even go on sale ? |
| 17 | ‘ It wo n't get as far as ‘ then what ’ , Ruth . |
| 18 | Erm you did n't actually get as far as ANNA I do n't think did you ? |
| 19 | ‘ If you want to sell and get as far as enticing a buyer , whoever it is will have the place surveyed , and any surveyor knowing his job will condemn it out of hand . |
| 20 | Could only get as far as the kitchen . |
| 21 | 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 . |