Example sentences of "[verb] from [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have come from very far . |
| 2 | She must have come from very far … be tired and hungry … her shoes worn thin … sand and stones embedded in the soles of her feet . |
| 3 | Right at the end a glass pavilion had been built for concerts and parties , and Gran said people had come from as far away as Lancaster . |
| 4 | He spoke , and his voice seemed to come from very far off . |
| 5 | Sightings have been reported from as far as France and the Netherlands . |
| 6 | It was a marvellous site and , seen from so far away , the house did n't look a ruin . |
| 7 | Outside the hut the leaves and the grasses sparkled with the brightness of the shower , the air was fresh and sweet with released scents and the song of birds , and then , distantly but distinctly , almost as they emerged , came from very far away , somewhere to west and south of them , the sound of a horn . |
| 8 | Military ordered came from as far afield as India , Malaysia , Africa and , of course , Canada . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | More striking still , fragments of the shell of Cassis rufa from the Grotte des Enfants near Mentone came from as far away as the Indian Ocean . |
| 11 | People and dogs came from as far away as Oxford to take part in this event which must have left them all fitter and leaner at the end of the day . |
| 12 | Consignments arrive at Burnt Oak every Thursday afternoon to crowds of eager bargain hunters who travel from as far as the Lake District and Newcastle . |
| 13 | Entrants are now more varied and include local farmers and horsey young girls , some of whom travel from as far south as Nottinghamshire . |
| 14 | On the saturday there are seven-a-side football competitions for youngsters involving 30 or more teams who travel from as far as Newcastle in the North and Wetherby in the South to take part . |
| 15 | And why are you calling from so far away ? |
| 16 | Many came from within North America itself , but others concentrated from as far afield as South Africa , Australia and China . |
| 17 | The other day a woman rang from as far away as — ’ Ashley stopped , aware of chattering again . |
| 18 | True Londoners were sobered up by what was happening to their town , but young fellows , sometimes coming from as far as California , felt very lost and lonely , and sometimes escaped via the bottle . |
| 19 | The Theatre 's annual panto has become something of a cult , with people coming from as far away as Amsterdam and Geneva to see this year 's ’ Mother Goose . ’ |
| 20 | Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal . |
| 21 | We 'll have 3,100 pints on tap at the event for the expected 1,000 visitors , some of whom are coming from as far away as Belgium . |
| 22 | As they ate , the students sat cross-legged on carpets brought from as far away as Shiraz , Damascus and the Yemen . |
| 23 | Training Days — taken by Hilary Weedon and Ann Langford — have been well attended , some enthusiastic participants travelling from as far away as 60 miles . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | And Ive never seen a ball hit from that far out , rise in a straight line ( showing the power behind it ) . |
| 26 | Boys would come from as far away as Shepherd 's Bush and Bayswater to play on it between fighting rival gangs . |
| 27 | Mystery schools descended from ancient Egypt cohabited amicably with Greek mystery schools , with Hellenistic philosophy , with religious teachings from Palestine and Syria , with skeins of Zoroastrian and Mithraic tradition , with sects and cults from every quarter of the Mediterranean , even with offshoots of Hinduism and Buddhism imported from as far away as India . |
| 28 | Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K. |
| 29 | Sometimes messages come from as far away as Senegal and Pakistan . |
| 30 | This is the main hinterland which the port serves , although some orders come from as far as London , South Wales or Scotland . |