Example sentences of "[vb pp] as far as the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hoomey took off as usual , holding his nose , and came up with a shriek that probably carried as far as the bridge party two streets away . |
| 2 | The mood immediately sank back into deep depression , especially in the light of the Soviet summer offensive , which had pushed as far as the Vistula , and , in August , the accelerating advance of the western allies through France . |
| 3 | As we watched , the fog , which had crept as far as the house , began to flow round it . |
| 4 | But when I saw it tonight I had just struggled as far as the road . |
| 5 | By ten I 'd crawled as far as the door . |
| 6 | as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position . |
| 7 | Some of that deal has been produced as far as the Tornado 's concerned , but again you 're quite right we 're waiting for the announcement of the er orders for the trains . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | After praying together , Duff had got as far as the door , when the old man whispered his name . |
| 10 | But we can not be certain that Gould even got as far as the river at all . |
| 11 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 12 | The next day I was walking to work and I 'd just got as far as the hospital . |
| 13 | The voices have been heard as far as the race track or right at the other end of the town , depending on which way the wind is blowing . |
| 14 | She asked whether he had gone as far as the well-pit and the El-ahrairah of Laburnum . |
| 15 | I have n't been involved as far as the self-appraisal is concerned . |
| 16 | The scaffolding had been cleared away and the plastering had progressed as far as the season would allow . |
| 17 | When Edmund had left her she had wandered as far as the orchard , and had just pushed aside the crooked wicker gate to re-enter the garden when she heard the latch of the heavier postern rattle . |
| 18 | Once scheduled to run on DEC 's MIPS machines , then on its MIPS and Alpha machines , OSF/1 has now been scrapped as far as the MIPS boxes go and declared Alpha-only meat . |
| 19 | Cars may be taken as far as the Hall and , with permission , parked there , a concession especially appreciated when returning . |
| 20 | In the UK the CAA , too , had been fully involved in every stage of the investigation , and so it was that all the necessary corrective measures were taken as far as the Boeing 707/300–400 series was concerned and the respective airworthiness authorities were fully informed . |
| 21 | The CDU would not let economic planning be taken as far as the SPD favoured , farmers protested against cuts in agricultural subsidies and defence cuts could not go far because of fears of weakening NATO . |
| 22 | Perhaps he was looking for a drink by the time he had climbed as far as the Piazza where three renaissance palaces , a town hall and cathedral confront each other across an open space of such lively dignity and harmony as to make the lack of tourist cafes completely forgivable . |
| 23 | This lesson had been reinforced as far as the railways were concerned each spring from 1918 to 1920 , when urgent orders went out from the highest level to rehabilitate them in order to cope with the influx of vital foodstuffs and fuel to the towns . |
| 24 | This means that the woman is crippled as far as the diagnosis of non-gonococcal infection is concerned . |