Example sentences of "from [adv] far [adv] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal .
2 Our news and picture desks in central London took scores of calls and inquiries from papers , magazines , TV and radio stations from as far afield as America and Australia .
3 Steve , a maintenance engineer at Courtaulds Chemicals in Leek , was a member of the 560 kilo class England squad that won the title in Wales , beating teams from as far afield as Japan .
4 The Reiksguard includes men from all the provinces from as far afield as Ostland and Nordland , Wissenland and Ostermark .
5 Significant orders were picked up from as far afield as Jordan , Panama , Turkey , Malta , Gibraltar and Barbados while new contacts were made in Russia , Bolivia , Poland , Rumania , Bulgaria and Uganda .
6 Competitors travelled from as far afield as Middlesex , Berks and Kent for the end of season unaffiliated dressage championships held at Parwood Equestrian Centre , Normandy last week .
7 They have brought France into conflict with South Pacific countries from as far afield as Chile and Peru .
8 He 's had dogs from as far afield as London and Liverpool .
9 Many came from within North America itself , but others concentrated from as far afield as South Africa , Australia and China .
10 WINE-growers from as far afield as South Africa and Chile are in Belfast today for the annual wine-tasting organised by drinks company Guinness .
11 Among the 100 competitors from as far afield as Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight were many of the country 's leading players .
12 Among the party were retailers from as far afield as Atlanta , Boston , and Lancaster , Pennsylvania , as well as Group staff from New York and New Jersey .
13 A UNIQUE patch of north London houses the very wealthy , from the Sultan of Brunei to millionaires from as far afield as Greece , Hong Kong and Nigeria .
14 Thousands of migratory wild birds , from as far afield as Greenland and Siberia , fly here each winter to feed — hardly the uninspiring , lifeless picture the poster suggests .
15 Military ordered came from as far afield as India , Malaysia , Africa and , of course , Canada .
16 The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire .
17 On the night of the full moon , people gathered there from as far afield as Bārakot , twelve days ' walk away .
18 Approximately half the force were from the Commonwealth — Aussies , Canadians , New Zealanders , South Africans , Rhodesians and even from as far afield as Hong Kong , Fiji and the West Indies , this all made for healthy competition .
19 All Hallows cross-country teams entered the national cross country championships at Marple Hall School last month , when more than 40 schools were represented from as far afield as Newcastle and Coventry .
20 The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art
21 Swimmers from as far afield as Glasgow , Cheltenham and Saffron Walden are among the members of 38 clubs who have sent in 1,000 entries for the Richmond Masters and open spring meet on Saturday ( 1 and 5.30pm ) .
22 The event was well attended attracting delegates from as far afield as Thurso and Skye .
23 Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K.
24 A petition signed by hundreds of people from as far afield as Darlington , Ashington and Durham called on the council to repair the lodge and install a cemetery keeper .
25 The Sutherland and Ross-shire county boundary runs down the middle of the loch , touching the coast at the outlet of Kirkaig River , and Fionn collects in waters from hundreds of square miles , gathering them from as far away as Loch Borralan , at Atnacealgach , Urigill , Cama , the ‘ crooked loch ’ , and long , windswept Veyatie , below Cul Mor .
26 There 's already been interest from as far away as Japan .
27 He says that there has been a lot of overseas interest , from as far away as Japan .
28 Sometimes messages come from as far away as Senegal and Pakistan .
29 Thousands of tourists from as far away as Essex have flooded to the area to strip the wreck of the 10,000-ton ship Demetrius .
30 There were accusations that their presence had been orchestrated using methods reminiscent of the Ceausescu regime , with factory NSF committees giving workers time off to participate in demonstrations , and transport being laid on to bring demonstrators from as far away as Constanţa , the Black Sea port around 200 km from Bucharest .
  Next page