Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] as far [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although reporters gave the impression that the troupes were new to the American stage , they had in fact made their debut as far back as 1900 when George Lederer booked them to perform their original Pony Trot . |
| 2 | The elderly woman turned her head as far sideways as the basket strap permitted . |
| 3 | Motor racing had featured on the periphery of her life as far back as she could remember . |
| 4 | Straining his neck as far forward as he could , he managed to push the window open several inches and , with another surge , wedged himself in the embrasure ; the spike on which the latch usually rested now sticking into his stomach . |
| 5 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 6 | Clark says that the idea had already gelled in his mind as far back as September 1981 . |
| 7 | The matter was first drawn to our attention as far back as 1974 when the nuclear industry inspectorate 's chief inspector said this about the consequences of developing reprocessing in the United Kingdom : ’ The price for Britain of building lucrative business world-wide in nuclear fuel services could be that it becomes the dumping place for the world 's nuclear waste . ’ |
| 8 | On a piece of paper draw a line or pictures , or allocate areas of the page , to mark significant events in your life as far back as you can recall . |