Example sentences of "[pron] as far as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you did , the police would get involved , and that 's the last thin– anyone wants 'cause the pimps terrify you as far as the police are concerned . |
| 2 | The comparison is a literal one as far as the abbeys and other religious houses in the list of libraries here are concerned . |
| 3 | And this was one of them as far as the demon was concerned ) . |
| 4 | AB : Well it was always fairly straightforward for me as far as the repertoire goes . |
| 5 | Perhaps you 'll accompany me as far as the Rope Walk ? ’ |
| 6 | He pushed me as far as the trees and I seized a trailing branch . |
| 7 | Oh well , she could n't drag herself as far as the Rex . |
| 8 | That night the Wordsworths walked back with him as far as the miner 's house , a short distance from the beech tree above Woodlands Farm where they often parted . |
| 9 | His cajoling got him as far as the first landing , but then his legs all but gave out , and thereafter he had to climb using his one good arm to haul him onwards . |
| 10 | The two Longner men who rode one on either side their borrowed minstrel brought him as far as the gatehouse , waiting in silence as he dismounted . |
| 11 | I watched him as far as the corner of the curator 's garden , and saw him turn in alongside the hedge . |
| 12 | His momentum carried him as far as the launcher and with out-thrust foot he sent it keeling over on to its side . |
| 13 | He made good speed down to the river , and then there was a path to aid him as far as the mill . |
| 14 | Jackie limped with her as far as the crossroads . |
| 15 | The moors stretched before her as far as the eye could see , in fold after fold of snow-covered dunes . |
| 16 | When it was time for Rosie to leave , Ruth walked with her as far as the corner of the street . |
| 17 | All the same John insisted on coming with her as far as the ticket barrier , and stood holding her hand while she attempted to say good-bye . |
| 18 | The absurd thoughts had got her as far as the foot of that horrible stairway , then she had felt the level floor of another passage beneath her feet . |
| 19 | Isabel 's shaking legs got her as far as the bench before she collapsed . |
| 20 | I suppose she just hoped that news of her disappearance had n't made it as far as the Glasgow papers . ’ |
| 21 | Barton was the only one of the three to make it as far as the quarters , but he still had to come through another two heats to overhaul Hardman 's tally of points . |
| 22 | Gravellier made it as far as the door . |
| 23 | It 's kind of late now and I 'm in no condition to drive so when I get the 205 I only take it as far as the outskirts of Inverness where I stop at the first lit Bed and Breakfast sign I see and talk politely and slowly to the pleasant middle-aged couple from Glasgow who run the place and then say goodnight , close the door of my room and fall fast asleep on the bed without even taking off my jacket . |
| 24 | They were successful in taking it as far as the stairs , but when they tried to bring it down it slipped , nearly killing one of them . |
| 25 | Sturt , who would have been able to take a much faster and direct route , only made it as far as the western approaches to the bend , and was so hard-pressed by lack of water that he had to bleed a horse to survive . |
| 26 | The rule has been stated often enough , because plaintiffs willing to " try it on " sometimes try it as far as the Court of Appeal . |
| 27 | They fully considered that there was merit , great merit , in running it as far as the Council was concerned . |
| 28 | ‘ He owns everything in front of us as far as the eye can see . ’ |
| 29 | They drove us as far as the mud roads would allow in the royal land-rover , and down to the bay where a pearl-oyster hatchery was being tried for the first time ; and at night there were more festivities , and endless delectable maidens vying for our attentions … |