Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] far " in BNC.

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1 I found it hard therefore to understand why she should act so far outside her own political ideology .
2 Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money .
3 I do not wish in any way to take away anything from David Scott-Cowper 's incredible achievement but I do feel that one should ensure as far as possible that reports are written correctly .
4 Before embarking upon such a course of action , heads and governors must decide how far down this entrepreneurial road they wish to go , what scale of profits they seek and at what possible cost to their pupils .
5 Well so many other counties would like a a pt a a seat which is coterminous with them , I know Norfolk would , but the rule is that constituencies should have as far as possible , equal numbers of electors .
6 It 's almost beyond belief that they should go as far as to kill three of our own men . ’
7 The SACHR said that affirmative action should go as far as positive discrimination , e.g. the tie break , but this is not in the legislation .
8 Good sense says that they should go as far as they can but return from time to time to those parts of the plan which have not at first been realized .
9 But I do not accept the submission of Mr. Everall ’ — who appeared for the father — ‘ that she should go so far as to establish that by their return they would be exposed to a grave risk of harm to bring them within the ambit of article 13 ( b ) .
10 When it comes to asking who or what theists consider God to be , on the other hand , any answer must embrace as far as it can the full spectrum of religious opinion .
11 People must rely as far as possible on not being killed or used as a resource , and on having some space and objects and relations with other people they can count as their own … .
12 One Latin American country drew up guidelines which specified that torturers must be able to control themselves ; must go as far as is necessary and no further ; and must have goals that are both important and impersonal .
13 It seems rather strange to me that something which is patently strategic should come so far down the list of factors even er below satisfactory access for example .
14 Partnerships should reflect as far as possible all the groups in a community which are interested in the welfare of young people .
15 In retrospect , the ending at this point of the long preponderance of Western Europe ( that is to say , Italy , France , southern Germany , Belgium and Spain ) — a preponderance common to the pre-conciliar Church , the Council and even the pontificate of Paul VI — in the affairs of Catholicism and its replacement by a far wider range of geographical influences , may appear as far more significant than any shift from the mildly liberal to the neo-conservative .
16 I 'll cooperate as far as I can , on the understanding of course that I remain in control — full control — of anything to do with my project .
17 ‘ We 'll see how far it takes you when you watch him try to clear the gatehouse the way he charged through a whole company of men that day , sword flashing right and left , trying to get to the King .
18 So you can forget right now any ambitions you might have as far as Kirsty is concerned ! ’
19 it 'll go so far and then it just switches off
20 I do n't think they 'll go that far . ‘
21 It seems that a lot of the new guitar players in bands do n't seem to go back anymore to check who their idols were influenced by — like , they 'll go as far back as Jimmy Page then stop , without finding out about his influences …
22 ‘ We 'll go as far as the village , ’ Sharpe said .
23 We 'll go as far as Coachford — that 's on the way to Gougane .
24 ‘ Well , I 'll go as far as Claydon with you , and I would like to get off and walk through a footpath into a lane and into Creeting , to have a look at the old blacksmith shop .
25 One of these days he 'll go too far ! ’
26 ’ One of these days she 'll go too far .
27 Had he been afraid that things might go too far ?
28 Sophia asked quickly , feeling that Sister Dew might go too far .
29 Some of us might go so far as to say that the Genesis account of creation is not literal history but myth in Lewis 's sense .
30 All right , you might find everything that crawls in the yard an' they might get as far as downstairs here and there , but not up here .
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