Example sentences of "far [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far out to sea lies the gannet colony of Grassholm . |
| 2 | In general , modern fishing is far too efficient for its own good , with ships often removing entire shoals in one sweep , far out to sea . |
| 3 | James had won the first round , though , suffering agonies of seasickness , he was in no mood to celebrate , while Admiral de Forbin , in an excess of caution , stood so far out to sea that they overshot their intended destination , Leith in the Firth of Forth , and instead made their landfall 60 miles [ 96 km ] north of Aberdeen and 150 [ 240 km ] from the real objective . |
| 4 | On goes the road in a series of turns and twists and interesting situations , with intriguing glimpses of the coast and the wide sweep of Eddrachillis Bay , and then the vast seascape is fully revealed as the road comes alongside the lovely Clashnessie Bay , bounded and sheltered in the west by a peninsula that thrusts far out to sea and ends at the rocky Point of Stoer . |
| 5 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 6 | She went towards him , for he seemed suddenly spent , a man getting old far out to sea , trying to swim . |
| 7 | Far out to sea to the west I saw the bright lights of the Athens boat . |
| 8 | Although fine material may be transported far out to sea in suspension , much of the coarser debris eroded from the cliffs or brought to the coast by the rivers accumulates on the beach , where it may be subjected to the constructive action of waves . |
| 9 | Far out to sea a trawler was motionless . |
| 10 | Terrible abuses to the environment , often carried out in remote places or far out to sea have been headlined on television and in the press . |
| 11 | I think it will be nothing less than a public scandal if the Queen takes the salute aboard the Royal Yacht far out to sea , as currently planned , without meeting at least some of these forgotten heroes in person . |