Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [verb] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | This procedure is unusual in that Genette devotes far more attention to Proust than other narratological studies have to actual texts , and it is also unusual in that Proust 's novel is an infinitely more complex work than those which narrative theories have commonly analyzed : with Boccaccio 's Decameron , Todorov was taking relatively simple specimens as points of reference for his narratological analyses . |
| 2 | This practice extended far beyond the circle of his Cabinet colleagues . |
| 3 | The anti-Germanism reflects the Report 's composition in the aftermath of the First World War ; at the same time , this passage looks far ahead , already foreshadowing the opposition between Zapp and Swallow as representative figures . |
| 4 | This reflection went far to set up Harry again in his own esteem , for it meant that Isambard had been sure of his victim 's obstinate silence even under torture ; more sure of it , if the truth were told , than Harry himself had been at the worst moment . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've all seen this initiative stymied far too long ’ , Senator said about her bill , co-sponsored by Senator . |
| 6 | This right goes far beyond the rights of rejection otherwise granted by the SGA . |
| 7 | Painted straight onto the walls , this commission took far more of the artist 's time than he had bargained for , and Lutyens had to be firm with his friend to make him finish it . |
| 8 | This volume goes far beyond mere commentary , but ranks with more systematic works on the theological areas dealt with in Dei Verbum which appeared in the 1960s . |
| 9 | Does this strategy go far enough ? |
| 10 | This man smelt far worse than that . |
| 11 | We have as yet no direct proof that the actin cable provides the driving force for epidermal wound closure in our system , but this interpretation seems far more plausible than alternatives such as pushing from the rear or hidden crawling movements of cells behind the wound front . |
| 12 | Since a high proportion of the over 40s in the population met their marriage-partners in dance halls , this nostalgia extends far beyond the group who might regard themselves as ballroom dancers . |
| 13 | This retreat goes far in relation to small companies because , under Part I of Schedule 8 , they are wholly exempt from delivering copies of the profit and loss account and the directors ’ report while the balance sheet and the information that has to be given in notes to the accounts can be substantially abbreviated . |
| 14 | Note that despite this tendency to give far too many false alarms the subject 's overall recognition sensitivity could still be quite good , the subject has simply traded false alarms against misses . |
| 15 | Progress through this House took far longer . |
| 16 | However , any such strategy requires far more time and continuity of action and work to bear fruit . |
| 17 | We can see here that citizenship goes far beyond learning about Marshall 's ‘ citizenship of entitlement ’ and extends into cultivating the practice of citizenship , the promotion of a sense of community , social cohesion , and ‘ civic virtue . |
| 18 | Typically , each person occupies far fewer square metres than would be the norm in most other OECD states . |
| 19 | As many of those benefits go to people who do not need them , that spending does far less than it could to relieve poverty . |
| 20 | That book sounds far better than the last one . |
| 21 | Grudging Polish promises to end serfdom , made when the szlachta thought this was the only concession that would rally the peasantry to them against foreign aggression , came too late and in any case lagged far behind the pre-emptive Prussian declarations ending serfdom . |
| 22 | For Adam , his own patch offers far superior surf , surfers and girls . |
| 23 | Any legislation comes far to late for the family of Anna McGuirk . |
| 24 | That problem needs far more attention . |
| 25 | That power goes far beyond that of water authorities in England and other utilities such as gas and electricity in Scotland , who must seek a way-leave and pay to cross private land if they want to lay pipes or erect pylons . |
| 26 | It is worth noting that some men in veterinary practice at that time became far richer than Coleman ( who was worth £47,000 at his death ) . |