Example sentences of "[vb past] as far as the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ships were carved from the blighted forests with supernatural speed , and raiders moved as far as the Isle of the Dead before being turned back by the warding spells . |
| 2 | Ya'kub , known as Ecezade , who taught as far as the Iznik medrese , then became a kasabat kadi , eventually serving in Trabzon , from which , after the accession of Selim I ( 918/1512 ) , he became kadi in Selanik and then in Bursa , dying while in retirement from that post in 924/1518 . |
| 3 | She walked as far as the cafeteria on her ward — they told her to — and walking was a strange bouncing glide . |
| 4 | Meanwhile her friend walked as far as the bike , then rode it to the point where he met Lorna , who then rode further while he walked … and so on . |
| 5 | Lydia opened the door to let out the cigarette smoke and walked as far as the stream , wondering why the blazes Betty was behaving in so singular a fashion . |
| 6 | I walked as far as the castle , where the tram tracks jut out towards the far bank of the Daugava River to show where the bridge was torn away from under them . |
| 7 | He walked as far as the beaches and along the deserted sea front . |
| 8 | He walked as far as the cart , took a packet of cigarettes from his jacket that was hanging on the tailgate and stood , sullenly smoking . |
| 9 | I never got as far as the meat inspector , actually … just saw one of the slaughtermen " |
| 10 | To begin with she heard nothing to justify her fright , and got as far as the staircase between floors before the lift began to hum . |
| 11 | He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house . |
| 12 | She got as far as the bathroom and was half undressed when the doorbell rang , making her start . |
| 13 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |
| 14 | Just got as far as the door . |
| 15 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
| 16 | erm we really got as far as the neutrons and the protons . |
| 17 | I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year . |
| 18 | I never got as far as the wedding , Mum , but it was unlucky , was n't it ? ’ |
| 19 | I was going towards the North Stand and got as far as the All-Blacks ' 10-yard line . |
| 20 | Ruth got as far as the doorway and stopped dead . |
| 21 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 22 | Back at the head of Varanger Fiord , we turned off north on what we hoped was the road to Fuglafjell and got as far as the fishing village of Syltefiord . |
| 23 | When they launched themselves into the dusk they seemed to fill the sky to the north for long minutes , and their cries reached as far as the village . |
| 24 | Nomes sometimes went as far as the airport . |
| 25 | I went as far as the Galilee Gate , I turned and came back to my church . |
| 26 | ‘ They went as far as the railway crossin' on the other side of the tunnel , talked to the man on duty at the halt there , then turned back . |
| 27 | With some exceptions , the gentry and clergy readily accepted the Restoration in 1660 ; few went as far as the Reverend Dr William Oughtred who , at the age of 86 , ‘ died of excess of joy when he heard of the restoration of the monarchy ’ . |
| 28 | But no one went as far as the teacher quoted by Len Masterman . |
| 29 | I locked the shed again and jogged as far as the bridge while I got my breath back . |
| 30 | Dowd took his leave without further exchange , escorted as far as the lift by Charlotte Feaver , and left to make the descent alone . |