Example sentences of "far [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 However — ’ he shrugged ‘ — my vet in Westmead ca n't be expected to come out so far so I 've obviously got to find one for this shop . ’
2 William says that he wants to win and then hopefully look towards the world championship and then the next Europeans … it 's been a good year so far so he hopes it ends like that anyway
3 He 's also been careful to work er with the United Nations who have done er much better so far than they have in er some crises in the past .
4 One or two stretch the notion of individual guilt so far that they embark on self-mutilation .
5 Some of those who had absconded , and some women who were brought before the Board , were taken to the magistrate 's and on the Sunday evening after Christmas the house was in a very disturbed state so far that we did not think it prudent to assemble for Divine Worship . ’
6 Some extreme theorists , such as Eric Midwinter , carried such arguments so far that he held it wrong to enter children from deprived backgrounds for any kind of examinations , since they were bound to fail .
7 His arms were raised above his head but not raised so far that he showed any fear either .
8 You must never allow yourself to be crowded out , neither must you retreat so far that you overstep the area boundary .
9 The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court .
10 In January 1949 the British cabinet ruled that co-operation with Europe should not be taken so far that it compromised Britain 's ability to survive as an independent state .
11 He hit a huge drive which rolled so far that it ended in deep rough .
12 The compression of the state pension down to income support levels has gone so far that it has superseded the income support level , so that every pensioner , as of right , should be on income support .
13 So far if we take on the ninety ninety two figures we attended something like eight hundred bonfires .
14 There is unlikely to be a Day of the Jackal in Baghdad , therefore , Iraq is a closed society , and no hawk-faced marksman will get far if he tries to stalk Saddam .
15 ‘ I know , I know , it 's early days , as you said — but you 're just not the type to let him go this far if you had any serious doubts . ’
16 If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work .
17 Our sense of adventure only went so far and we relied on them to make the decisions .
18 ‘ Belgium have won all their four games so far and we need to come away with a share of the spoils . ’
19 It has certainly been an up and down season so far and we have n't started the winter league yet — I 'll keep you informed as the dramas unfold .
20 Mr Williams , a former Wirral councillor said : ‘ The college has been highly successful so far and we have a strong and supportive new governing body to cope with the much increased responsibilities that come with independence . ’
21 His reserve broke before he had got far and he revealed his own grievance .
22 ‘ But the market is 4.5pc down on the year so far and it looks as though the light end of the market might not yet have bottomed out . ’
23 It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’
24 It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’
25 I 've got five so far and I 've been getting into good positions . ’
26 Thank you for the prompt and efficient service given so far and I hope this is an indication of the quality of supervision that we can expect .
27 Said club chairman Byron Hughes : ‘ We have not been told anything officially so far and I hope we would be the first to hear . ’
28 He told a news conference : ‘ I am very happy with their progress so far and I think they will continue to do well over the next few days .
29 ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him .
30 I think the thing you have to say that as far as I 'm concerned , from what I 've see of her so far and I have n't worked with her in the field yet but far brighter spark in your department than that one we interviewed the other day
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