Example sentences of "from [adv] far [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From somewhere far away comes the drone of a mower , and the smell of the cut grass . |
| 2 | From somewhere far away , she could make out the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle in a hurry . |
| 3 | From somewhere far below came a series of metallic ‘ clonks ’ . |
| 4 | It was a marvellous site and , seen from so far away , the house did n't look a ruin . |
| 5 | And why are you calling from so far away ? |
| 6 | Her mother 's face came swimming into her mind , blotting out the sight of the message from so far away . |
| 7 | Llewelyn turned from the harness that was being checked out of the armoury , and looked at his foster-son for a moment from so far away and by so dazzling a light that he seemed hardly to know him . |
| 8 | if these young men possessed traces of the Beastblood , it was from so far back that it could not be measured , and it was so slight that it could no longer hold the power to call upon the beasts for aid . |
| 9 | From as far up as er In er Inverness down to the er borders . |
| 10 | He 's had dogs from as far afield as London and Liverpool . |
| 11 | They have brought France into conflict with South Pacific countries from as far afield as Chile and Peru . |
| 12 | A UNIQUE patch of north London houses the very wealthy , from the Sultan of Brunei to millionaires from as far afield as Greece , Hong Kong and Nigeria . |
| 13 | Competitors travelled from as far afield as Middlesex , Berks and Kent for the end of season unaffiliated dressage championships held at Parwood Equestrian Centre , Normandy last week . |
| 14 | On the night of the full moon , people gathered there from as far afield as Bārakot , twelve days ' walk away . |
| 15 | The majority are from the surrounding small towns and villages , but some exhibitors come from as far afield as Lincolnshire . |
| 16 | All Hallows cross-country teams entered the national cross country championships at Marple Hall School last month , when more than 40 schools were represented from as far afield as Newcastle and Coventry . |
| 17 | Military ordered came from as far afield as India , Malaysia , Africa and , of course , Canada . |
| 18 | Our news and picture desks in central London took scores of calls and inquiries from papers , magazines , TV and radio stations from as far afield as America and Australia . |
| 19 | Entries were submitted from as far afield as Switzerland and the U.S.A. Roughly two thirds came from the U.K. |
| 20 | The Reiksguard includes men from all the provinces from as far afield as Ostland and Nordland , Wissenland and Ostermark . |
| 21 | The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art |
| 22 | The cave-dwellers of the Dordogne obtained shells from the Mediterranean and those of Mentone had apparently secured some of theirs from as far afield as the Indian Ocean . |
| 23 | Many came from within North America itself , but others concentrated from as far afield as South Africa , Australia and China . |
| 24 | Thousands of migratory wild birds , from as far afield as Greenland and Siberia , fly here each winter to feed — hardly the uninspiring , lifeless picture the poster suggests . |
| 25 | Guests were from major oil companies and other associated gas turbine users from as far afield as the United States and Indonesia . |
| 26 | Significant orders were picked up from as far afield as Jordan , Panama , Turkey , Malta , Gibraltar and Barbados while new contacts were made in Russia , Bolivia , Poland , Rumania , Bulgaria and Uganda . |
| 27 | Among the party were retailers from as far afield as Atlanta , Boston , and Lancaster , Pennsylvania , as well as Group staff from New York and New Jersey . |
| 28 | The event was well attended attracting delegates from as far afield as Thurso and Skye . |
| 29 | ‘ You heard of this place from as far afield as the capital city ? |
| 30 | The flow of people so far visiting the museum is very encouraging , not only local people , but visitors to the town from as far afield as the south coast and Scotland have come . |