Example sentences of "from [v-ing] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | We admired the clever valve system , and the chordae tendineae which restrain each valve from opening too far : a tough little parachute harness preventing over-deployment of the canopy . |
| 2 | And his head was spinning from walking so far ; he walked everywhere , and though he stopped to eat every day when he was on one of these journeys of his he did not I expect eat especially properly . |
| 3 | According to Marsh and his colleagues ( 1978 ) police intervention is often welcomed by the hooligans in so far as their presence provides a safety valve and prevents the aggro from going too far . |
| 4 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 5 | The two-piece rosewood back is reinforced inside with four spruce braces , all shaved to a sharp point , and the sides have little mahogany strips every six inches or so to prevent cracks from spreading too far should the guitar be dropped — heaven forfend . |
| 6 | The discipline of the credit markets is meant to keep states from straying too far from the spirit of it . |
| 7 | I 've tried to keep this review from trespassing too far into Mills & Boon territory , but it must be obvious to all and sundry that I love the Legend to bits . |
| 8 | Fgf-4 RNA is localized to the posterior half of the AER , and the affinity of FGF-4 protein for extracellular matrix components presumably prevents it from diffusing very far from the cells that secrete it . |