Example sentences of "[adv] far [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I replied I had not , since I had been lucky enough so far not to have been forced to fight for my survival . |
| 2 | We do not have to go quite so far afield to find another language which still plays a considerable part in our daily conversation . |
| 3 | If IBM 's domestic operations have finally been pared down far enough to permit the company once again to grow and prosper , it should be able to export its success , ameliorating its problems in key foreign markets . |
| 4 | ‘ Maastricht went too far for public opinion , but not far enough to allow Europe to deal effectively with the problems it faces , such as Yugoslavia , ’ says an exasperated German official . |
| 5 | The move was far enough in suggest the future transfer of greater validation responsibility in institutions , but not far enough to suggest the degree of autonomy that many of the polytechnic directors had sought . |
| 6 | Sink them just far enough to dimple but not fracture the paper surface |
| 7 | The probability is low for it to move a long distance at more than the speed of light , but it can go faster than light for just far enough to get out of the black hole , and then go slower than light . |
| 8 | Just far enough to get your earhole . |
| 9 | Supposing , however , the defence has to cope with attackers pushing up just far enough to catch them on the turn and stay onside . |
| 10 | Now locate the drilled side just a shade higher so that as you hammer the pin in place it moves down just far enough to produce a perfect joint . |
| 11 | It is not necessary to pass the carriage all the way across the work — just far enough to clear the needles at the ‘ business ’ end . |
| 12 | The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court . |
| 13 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 14 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 15 | Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that the figures that he has announced for training and education will go nowhere near far enough to fill the skills gap ? |
| 16 | He was easy to talk to , never allowed any pauses in the conversation , and their paths went back far enough to allow them to spend hours just chatting about people they knew in common . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't reach back far enough to pull it out cleanly . ’ |
| 18 | Good colour snaps are fine as long as you get the building in focus , take it in sunlight rather than shadow and stand back far enough to ensure the whole building is in the picture . |
| 19 | His undimmed headlights showed the curve of the autobahn ahead far enough to keep up that speed . |
| 20 | That is , they will move forward far enough to collect a loop of yarn ( if we were knitting ) , but not far enough for a stitch to go behind the latch and knit . |
| 21 | As the van drew nearer , the cluster of flags and pennons at the very front , under an enormous standard of the Leopards of Plantagenet , indicated the presence of King Edward the Third himself , although it was too far yet to identify individuals . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've come too far not to finish it ourselves , ’ Masklin mumbled . |
| 23 | The disappearance of manned bombers as well as fighters would reduce the RAF to a missile and air-transport force — not an inviting prospect , but one that seemed too far ahead to worry about unduly in 1957 . |
| 24 | Calls , too , can supplement other signals when horses are too close or too far apart to see each other . |
| 25 | Though too far away to see his facial features clearly , Charity had an impression , again , of strength . |
| 26 | Like so many of Mr Murdoch 's gambles , the potential pay-off of his stroll into California 's Silicon Valley is enormous — but too far away to help pay his debts today . |
| 27 | But once they had left the house , and were at last too far away to hear her aunt 's and uncle 's farewells , or to see them as they stood outside in the yard , silhouetted against the lighted kitchen , excitement began to creep into Ruth and her spirits began to lift . |
| 28 | It would take us too far afield to examine the content of this apostolic ‘ Word ’ . |
| 29 | But I was too far along to drop it that easily . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm too far in to move back now . |