Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not uncommon for stolen animals to be transported along paths and roads for as far as fifty kilometres . |
| 2 | Tomorrow , all eyes in this far corner of Spain will be on Madrid . |
| 3 | They were a tough crowd who drew fighters from quite far afield . |
| 4 | The Reiksguard includes men from all the provinces from as far afield as Ostland and Nordland , Wissenland and Ostermark . |
| 5 | Statutory advisers from the conservation bodies all gave us a list of the areas that they wanted included and , for the most part , we followed those lists in so far as they agreed with one another . |
| 6 | The great train was standing there , faintly hissing , silver , immensely heavy , stretching away in both directions for as far as one could see in the gloom . |
| 7 | The Serbs in particular are nice judges of how far the outside world will go to stop them . |
| 8 | This style also reflects the attempt by the political élite in Moscow to hand down to the provinces general directives which were as sophisticated as possible and based on Marxist tenets in so far as they could be understood at lower levels . |
| 9 | They have brought France into conflict with South Pacific countries from as far afield as Chile and Peru . |
| 10 | It 's a white place , like Wigan which only seems to have a Black population on Tuesday nights when the music from the Wigan Pier nightclub 's jazz-funk DJ draws in young Blacks from as far as the Midlands to body-pop . |
| 11 | Nationalism may also contain racial elements in so far as particular nations may be regarded as deriving from specific racial stocks ; and biologically defined communities may be regarded as the prime source of cultural characteristics . |
| 12 | Literacy alone carries advantages in so far as child mortality is concerned . |
| 13 | And none of this would matter Chairman I do n't think er whether E two whether E two was in or out of the structure plan only matters in so far as it bears a part of the making of local plans and the making of planning applications in the county . |
| 14 | As the minutes of the conclusions of the conference stated : " Various cases have recently been referred to this HQ in which doubt has been raised as to whether certain formations and groups should be treated as Soviet Nationals in so far as their return to the Soviet Union direct from 5 Corps is concerned . " |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Here , the aim of the global capitalist system is total inclusion of all classes , and especially the subordinate classes in so far as the bourgeoisie can be considered already included . |
| 18 | He 's had dogs from as far afield as London and Liverpool . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | HAVING watched Carrick Rangers through the years from as far back as the B Division days I feel I must comment on the pathetic lack of support given to the manager by the board . |
| 21 | The completion accounts at the completion date shall be audited by ABC 's existing auditors , [ name ] and prepared on a basis consistent with prior years in so far as these are in accordance with accounting standards and generally accepted and adopted United Kingdom accounting practices for companies carrying on similar businesses save as defined in the purchase and sale agreement . |
| 22 | They would have to make political judgements on how far to reduce standards of living . |
| 23 | This raises questions of how far work on women is still relegated to the sidelines of sociological inquiry and teaching . |
| 24 | It is important to wrestle with questions of how far a belief corresponds to reality or is illusory . |
| 25 | The event was well attended attracting delegates from as far afield as Thurso and Skye . |
| 26 | As has already been mentioned , insider traders also face the possibility of conviction under the US mail and wire fraud statutes in so far as they participate in a ‘ scheme … to defraud ’ ( ie breach of s.10b and Rule 10b-5 ) where use has been made of the postal system or telephonic communication . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead . |
| 29 | Groups of morris dancers from as far afield as the Cotswolds and the Borders took to the streets in their colourful costumes for the festival procession through the town centre . |
| 30 | Such women may have been rather running businesses than producing goods in so far as they relied on journeymen . |