Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money . |
| 2 | I do not wish in any way to take away anything from David Scott-Cowper 's incredible achievement but I do feel that one should ensure as far as possible that reports are written correctly . |
| 3 | Well so many other counties would like a a pt a a seat which is coterminous with them , I know Norfolk would , but the rule is that constituencies should have as far as possible , equal numbers of electors . |
| 4 | It 's almost beyond belief that they should go as far as to kill three of our own men . ’ |
| 5 | The SACHR said that affirmative action should go as far as positive discrimination , e.g. the tie break , but this is not in the legislation . |
| 6 | Good sense says that they should go as far as they can but return from time to time to those parts of the plan which have not at first been realized . |
| 7 | But I do not accept the submission of Mr. Everall ’ — who appeared for the father — ‘ that she should go so far as to establish that by their return they would be exposed to a grave risk of harm to bring them within the ambit of article 13 ( b ) . |
| 8 | When it comes to asking who or what theists consider God to be , on the other hand , any answer must embrace as far as it can the full spectrum of religious opinion . |
| 9 | People must rely as far as possible on not being killed or used as a resource , and on having some space and objects and relations with other people they can count as their own … . |
| 10 | One Latin American country drew up guidelines which specified that torturers must be able to control themselves ; must go as far as is necessary and no further ; and must have goals that are both important and impersonal . |
| 11 | Partnerships should reflect as far as possible all the groups in a community which are interested in the welfare of young people . |
| 12 | I 'll cooperate as far as I can , on the understanding of course that I remain in control — full control — of anything to do with my project . |
| 13 | So you can forget right now any ambitions you might have as far as Kirsty is concerned ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We 'll go as far as the village , ’ Sharpe said . |
| 15 | We 'll go as far as Coachford — that 's on the way to Gougane . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 'll go as far as Claydon with you , and I would like to get off and walk through a footpath into a lane and into Creeting , to have a look at the old blacksmith shop . |
| 17 | Some of us might go so far as to say that the Genesis account of creation is not literal history but myth in Lewis 's sense . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The ugliness and poverty of the place is all I remember of it , and Ward saying , ‘ Ah 'll drive as far as Chimbote , then ye take over . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll come as far as Tucker 's , get some fags , ’ Nails said . |
| 22 | You ought to go to Yelton yourself and see the privation there , but I do n't suppose you could walk as far as your gate , never mind finding a horse strong enough to carry you . |
| 23 | So I think it 's easy to see that religion fulfils this civilizing socially controlling role , but of course , this has been a popular theme in sociological writing in the course of the twentieth century , indeed , you could go so far as to say this , it is has become a cliche , in twentieth century social science . |
| 24 | Few could go so far as Musurus Pasha , who during his thirty-five years as Turkish ambassador in London staffed the embassy entirely with his sons , nephews and sons-in-law ; but even in the most developed states of western Europe and on the eve of the 1914 conflict family influences could still be important . |
| 25 | ‘ No , Nina , I was n't in love with David Markham , ’ said Rachel firmly , then , seeing that Nina was still slightly bemused , she added , ‘ In fact , I think you could go so far as to say I detested him . ’ |
| 26 | In theory this process could go as far as equating marginal cost with demand so that the bureaucracy obtains all the consumer surplus . |
| 27 | Tape Worm : I 'm normally very polite and hardly swear , but I 'd go so far as to say that Tape Worm is one ugly ( Censored ! — Ed ) . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd go so far as to say I was very impressed . |
| 29 | I 'd say more than that , in fact I 'd go so far as to mention the name of Blanche Ingram and the word , marriage . |
| 30 | In fact , I 'd go so far as to return a compliment I 've had paid to me by men many times over in my eventful life . |