Example sentences of "far [adj] [subord] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we emphasised in the opening chapter , church growth is far more than increasing the head count of those who profess to be Christians . |
| 2 | Anyone who wants to learn to paint with oils could do far worse than follow the advice of ‘ the fastest knife in the West ’ , Nancy Kominsky , as MIRANDA FELLOWS found out |
| 3 | Humane destruction is not easy to face , but fear of the unknown is often far worse than facing the truth . |
| 4 | Porterfield added : ‘ It 's a big blow — far worse than losing the match . |
| 5 | It becomes easy to picture himself and Boswell here , their servant outside holding the horse 's head , while Johnson 's taxi , his post-chaise , waited : ‘ The arch of one of the gates is entire , and another only so far dilapidated as to diversify the appearance , ; Sam himself with his famous stick prodding in the weeds , gauging the cut of the stone as he might examine the shoulders of a friend 's new frock-coat , measuring distances , tracing nave , crossing , choir , transept — inhaling meaning and implication , and converting it into judgment and knowledge . |