Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] far [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will go to Leeds , the defending champions , feeling confident , instead of just hoping for the best — and that 's a measure of how far we 've come . |
| 2 | And that 's , I think , important because it gives us some concept of how far we would have to go to get there , as it were , apart from seeing it . |
| 3 | And then can you give us an account of how far they have proved accurate ? |
| 4 | Details of how far they walked , how long it took them , when this was done and what sort of overnight accommodation they used , would be relevant to my research . |
| 5 | PASS ( Programme Analysis of Service Systems ; Wolfensberger and Glenn , 1973 ) evaluates services in terms of how far they comply with appearances , practices and settings which would be valued by the rest of society . |
| 6 | The Library Association is increasing efforts in parliamentary lobbying but the question of how far it wants to go in challenging the use of legislation for censorship is unclear . |
| 7 | That Emilia makes the speech suggests that Leapor at this point in her career is uncertain of how far she can press the argument . |
| 8 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
| 9 | And the final thing on three two er the question of how far I know this has not been asked today I do n't people with er three or four page briefing get the summary I do think that the sort of and there 's a great deal of voluntary activity going on and I think if we can support that , that would , be that would be great . |
| 10 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 11 | He encouraged himself with promises that after ten paces he could rest , then demanded of himself that he manage another five and another five until he lost count of how far he 'd come and how far he had to go . |
| 12 | Well i I 'm not aware of how far he has taken anything on board , what I would expect as a Member of Parliament and the House of Commons , and as the leader of a party in the House of Commons , I would expect that he would want to hear what I would have to say face to face , and tell me face to face what 's wrong with what I have said . |
| 13 | They ( the record company ) were impressed with how far we 'd got doing things our own way . ’ |
| 14 | They ( the record company ) were impressed with how far we 'd got doing things our own way . ’ |
| 15 | However you should exercise caution in how far you extend a metaphor . |
| 16 | Another familiar failing of which you should be aware is the subconscious tendency of some interviewers to always look for someone who is like them and therefore to judge people on how far they match up . |
| 17 | It must also have provided opportunities for men to meet regularly to discuss politics , and such discussions , and the attitude of those in the shires in times of crisis , may often have centred on how far they thought the king and his officials were living up to what was expected of them . |
| 18 | How far this will work depends on how far we can inject into cross-curricular work the essence of our ideas and make them genuine focuses of our work ( and not peripheral elements ) . |
| 19 | Local Management of Schools must be judged on how far it enables the whole education service to respond to the needs of all pupils in the locality . |
| 20 | As JAA expands , its costs will increase , but the JAA Board have put very tight limits on how far it can go . |
| 21 | Firstly , on how far it flies and secondly on its aesthetic value . |
| 22 | You got abuse from a drunk — well , you dealt with him depending on how far he went before you decided to lock him up . |
| 23 | For my first tournament you were paid next to nothing from the caddie-master 's box , and your tips depended on how far you progressed in the tournament . |
| 24 | It is a gradual , continuously varying effect on how far you can walk , and how fast . |
| 25 | He had little idea as to how far they had come and had lost count of how many times they had fallen . |
| 26 | Otherwise they hated him , though there are degrees of honesty as to how far they admit it . ’ |
| 27 | It is a tribute to how far we have come already in theoretical physics that it now takes enormous machines and a great deal of money to perform an experiment whose results we can not predict . |
| 28 | In practice there is a limit to how far we can elongate a fat particle ; this places a lower limit ( c. 25% ) on the fat content of a cream which can be whipped . |
| 29 | I do nt mind personal criticism of players … but I just think there s a limit to how far we should go . |
| 30 | And sometimes it 's quite difficult I think to get away from middle persons because that is it 's part of the structure of the c the country you 're dealing with and so to cut down on exploitation from the mi but as to how far you can actually impose your , your culture as well . |