Example sentences of "get as far as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having got as far as the inverted stage , the easiest answer is to pull the stick back and perform a ha If loop to recover ( again , that 's why you needed lots of height ) . |
| 2 | After praying together , Duff had got as far as the door , when the old man whispered his name . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The next day I was walking to work and I 'd just got as far as the hospital . |
| 5 | The otter was the only strictly European species to make it into the overall ‘ Top 10 ’ , though badger , fox and hedgehog all got as far as the top 20 . |
| 6 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 7 | But we can not be certain that Gould even got as far as the river at all . |
| 8 | I 'd got as far as the top step on that flight when the phone went again . |
| 9 | erm well it does n't necessary apply that the agent is suing the name , the question is whether , what any right the agent has got , er the fact of the matter is as I understand it and tell me if I 'm wrong , that your client has erm received a demand under clause nine er , er which he has failed to comply , I think that must follow because er if he had complied with it , then that would never of got as far as the central fund |
| 10 | I have n't actually been in to , I 've only ever got as far as the . |
| 11 | The radiation that strikes the Earth — or at least gets as far as the outer atmosphere — is of two main kinds . |
| 12 | Neither is it that tonics are not requested ; large numbers of people get as far as the doctor 's surgery to complain of tiredness , lethargy and mild depression , and even larger numbers go straight to the chemist . |
| 13 | I , I shall be seeing the you know in a few weeks time the daughter she 's a , she 's er Rene that was erm Eddie , who were very big pals of mine and we go to the anniversary lunch together so we 're all over eighty but erm you could n't the bread shop , was another confectioner 's shop , and then turning round the corner you come to another shop , up two steps , which was and that was another type of confectionery and shop , then you get as far as the corn and seed people er they used to have a shop in Street as well , and then before the First World War there was the butchers and they sold foreign meat . |
| 14 | Several people mentioned that getting as far as the interview was the main problem . |
| 15 | I never got as far as the wedding , Mum , but it was unlucky , was n't it ? ’ |
| 16 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 17 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
| 18 | He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house . |
| 19 | Last year , there were protracted negotiations for Tucson , Arizona-based direct rival Artisoft Inc to take over Performance , which got as far as the two signing a letter of intent to that effect . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I was going towards the North Stand and got as far as the All-Blacks ' 10-yard line . |
| 23 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |
| 24 | I never got as far as the meat inspector , actually … just saw one of the slaughtermen " |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She got as far as the bathroom and was half undressed when the doorbell rang , making her start . |
| 27 | She got as far as the other side of the wide bed before being dragged back and pinned beneath fitzAlan 's forceful weight for the second time that night . |
| 28 | ‘ Ever since my father got as far as the fourth fence when leading the field on Zimulator in L'Escargot 's year in 1975 , I have wanted to do well in the race , ’ he told me . |
| 29 | Ruth got as far as the doorway and stopped dead . |
| 30 | Just got as far as the door . |