Example sentences of "how far he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was his intention to people it with English colonists , but it is difficult to say how far he succeeded , since there is virtually no information about the civilian population of Calais . |
| 2 | He encouraged himself with promises that after ten paces he could rest , then demanded of himself that he manage another five and another five until he lost count of how far he 'd come and how far he had to go . |
| 3 | How far he had come from the silks and blissful hedonic acid and joyspike of the upper habs of Trazior . |
| 4 | Indeed the aim of the work was to demonstrate how far he had fallen from ancestral glories , in order that his successors might rectify his errors . |
| 5 | Even had Gloucester wished to take a more independent line in Wales , it is doubtful how far he had the necessary connections . |
| 6 | As he sipped his beer and sat with his back to the window brooding on the bare wall and the bedhead , he contemplated how far he had fallen and how quickly . |
| 7 | It depended how far he had to drive . |
| 8 | Alec wore a navy-blue romper suit — the outfit of a French workman , or indeed that of some little new-wave narcissist at a C. L. & S. screening It was the sight of him in his issued clothing that made me sense just how far he had fallen . |
| 9 | He watched the cars and buses and vans and trucks pass by him , and calculated how far he had to go to get to the next parked car which would shield him from them . |
| 10 | Even had Gloucester wished to take a more independent line in Wales , it is doubtful how far he had the necessary connections . |
| 11 | He had not realised quite how far he had walked from his hut . |
| 12 | In talking to Dr Goode , I pressed him particularly o how far he felt he could rely on Dr Carrington 's ability to assess his prospects . |
| 13 | As for Hewlett , how far he knew that he was being ‘ used ’ by Pound is what at this point no one can determine . |
| 14 | You got abuse from a drunk — well , you dealt with him depending on how far he went before you decided to lock him up . |
| 15 | Today there is dispute about how far he caused his and his followers deaths , or they were victims of a needless tragedy . |
| 16 | It is also striking how far he took issue with Western critics of Ceauşescu 's Romania who saw it as a police-state pure and simple . |
| 17 | How far he promoted injustice personally , or simply tolerated it excessively in his followers , is unknown . |
| 18 | It is still wonderful — both how far he moved from it and how he never abandoned it at all . |