Example sentences of "it be [adj] a far [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's all a far cry from the days when Jason and Howard were on £40 a week YTS schemes , Gary was touring the cabaret circuit , and Robbie and Mark were still wondering what career direction to take . |
2 | It 's all a far cry from Harry Ramsden senior 's original restaurant — a humble green and white hut at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales . |
3 | It 's all a far cry from a year ago when after sitting in beside Fisher on a pre-Donegal test day , he suggested he might as well not start the rally . |
4 | It 's all a far cry from the last time they were at Heathrow — that was in July when they returned to Russia after a three-month holiday in Worcestershire . |
5 | It 's all a far cry from June 1987 when Margaret Thatcher was returned to power with a handsome majority of 101 seats , although it was down on the 1983 win . |
6 | It was all a far cry from the first ascent of Everest 40 years ago , news of which took three days to reach London — on Coronation Day . |