Example sentences of "so far [pers pn] have " in BNC.

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1 So far they 've got £8,000 together by putting on raves , but they still need £2,000 .
2 So far they 've had good bushel weights . ’
3 So far they 've managed to isolate an ingredient which kills human sperm extremely quickly and efficiently .
4 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 …
5 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 .
6 So far they 've had no pension .
7 So far they 've only recived one such call , and it was of little use .
8 So far they 've always said yes .
9 But so far they 've had only one reply .
10 Avon and Somerset Police told us they 've been monitoring the situation closely , but so far they 've been unable to press criminal charges .
11 So far they 've got barely half that amount .
12 But so far they 'd drawn a blank in that direction .
13 He 'd had ideas about them buying somewhere of their own , but so far they 'd had to stay as ideas .
14 So far they had been doing nothing more than ‘ just walking the dog , Guv ’ .
15 So far they had smashed sixteen windows , burnt nine desks , singed the hair of several pupils and set someone 's jacket alight .
16 Mary lived in Ormskirk , and so far they had been lucky there .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 So far they have received nothing from the Government , little EC assistance and are running out of funds donated by individuals and industry .
24 So far they have gained little official recognition and therefore do not automatically qualify for government grants to students .
25 Judging from the reception at every performance so far they have succeeded .
26 So far they have had four cell meetings with time to share their situations , discuss , pray , and relax , together .
27 These people are often thoughtful and clever , but so far they have not been able to bring about worthwhile changes .
28 So far they have found nothing , but his claims are being taken seriously , police said .
29 Nothing could have been worse for us than the children having to suffer and , thankfully , so far they have not had to .
30 So far they have been taught to become very good technical accountants .
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