Example sentences of "[adv] far they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far they list the advantages of the group as — getting away together , mutual support , time to reflect , being straight with each other , mutual prayer . |
| 2 | So far they 've got £8,000 together by putting on raves , but they still need £2,000 . |
| 3 | ‘ So far they 've had good bushel weights . ’ |
| 4 | So far they 've managed to isolate an ingredient which kills human sperm extremely quickly and efficiently . |
| 5 | Travelling from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern cliffs of England is tough enough … 1200 muscle sapping miles … but Derek Hegarty and Neil Pascoe are doing it an even harder way … they 're competing in their own marathon triathlon … which is running swimming and cycling … so far they 've run up Ben Nevis … |
| 6 | So far they 've spent twenty four hours at the house … and in the best tradition of ghost stories , things really DID go bump in the night . |
| 7 | So far they 've had no pension . |
| 8 | So far they 've only recived one such call , and it was of little use . |
| 9 | So far they 've always said yes . |
| 10 | But so far they 've had only one reply . |
| 11 | Avon and Somerset Police told us they 've been monitoring the situation closely , but so far they 've been unable to press criminal charges . |
| 12 | So far they 've got barely half that amount . |
| 13 | But so far they 'd drawn a blank in that direction . |
| 14 | He 'd had ideas about them buying somewhere of their own , but so far they 'd had to stay as ideas . |
| 15 | So far they had been doing nothing more than ‘ just walking the dog , Guv ’ . |
| 16 | So far they had smashed sixteen windows , burnt nine desks , singed the hair of several pupils and set someone 's jacket alight . |
| 17 | Mary lived in Ormskirk , and so far they had been lucky there . |
| 18 | Yet so far they had not prayed ; Amanda Fergusson appeared still to be arguing with her father ; while the God she had taken to proclaiming did not sound the kind of God who would lightly forgive the Colonel 's obstinate sinning against the light . |
| 19 | So far they had n't applied for a search warrant to go over the boat , but Maurice did n't care if they did . |
| 20 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 21 | So far they had not ventured beyond the great boundary walls ; many times Ana came with them and this was allowed after Felipe noticed Maggie 's protective attitude to the girl and the gentle way that Mitch dealt with her . |
| 22 | I saw the evil light in his eyes and knew that so far they had only been playing with me : their real intent was to kill . |
| 23 | Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford have only just started to keep a record , but so far they treated six people for barfly injuries . |
| 24 | He had assured her he would be able to lead her out of the forest , but so far they seemed only to have become tangled further in its mazy pathways . |
| 25 | So far they have set up Parish Maps , New Milestones and recently Trees , Woods and the Green Man projects — the last being connected to the Orchards exhibition . |
| 26 | So far they have received nothing from the Government , little EC assistance and are running out of funds donated by individuals and industry . |
| 27 | So far they have gained little official recognition and therefore do not automatically qualify for government grants to students . |
| 28 | Judging from the reception at every performance so far they have succeeded . |
| 29 | So far they have had four cell meetings with time to share their situations , discuss , pray , and relax , together . |
| 30 | These people are often thoughtful and clever , but so far they have not been able to bring about worthwhile changes . |