Example sentences of "far he [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had to be soon , it had to be quick , and so far he had seen no way of achieving it . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So far he had attended Mass at St Basil 's only once , sitting at the back and hurrying out after the service before anyone could speak to him . |
| 6 | So far he had found no way to resolve the conundrum facing him . |
| 7 | Wolfgang was now 21 years old , no longer a child , and so far he had devoted his entire life to music . |
| 8 | He had not realised quite how far he had walked from his hut . |
| 9 | How far he had come from the silks and blissful hedonic acid and joyspike of the upper habs of Trazior . |
| 10 | So far he 'd said nothing , and she found this more unnerving than speech . |
| 11 | So far he 'd got sympathetic countries to ‘ deplore ’ the malai act of aggression , which was not the same thing as condemning it , he said . |
| 12 | Up here is how far he 's travelled in hundreds of miles say . |
| 13 | But say the figure had been erm fo he 's travelling at forty eight point three miles an hour , and you want to know how far he 's gone after twenty seven minutes or something , it 's a bit more awkward then so it 'd be easier to look it up on a graph . |
| 14 | And then you just put the numbers in for different hours into the equation into the formula that tells you how far he 's gone , work it out . |
| 15 | So far he 's had no luck . |
| 16 | The winger 's dramatically improved form has been a key factor in Norwich 's surprise success and Fox believes that a visit to Manchester United , which also sees the return of £800,000 striker Mark Robins to Old Trafford , will provide the perfect stage to show how far he has progressed . |
| 17 | So far he has visited 98 countries and covered over 280,000 km from pole to pole , through Africa and the Americas . |
| 18 | So far he has visited Durham and he hopes to see the Lake District , Whitby and South Park , Darlington before he leaves . |
| 19 | So far he has done very little ‘ work ’ for me . |
| 20 | So far he has given none . |
| 21 | So far he has tracked down the chemical 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid . |
| 22 | So far he has proved to be no stern ayatollah . |
| 23 | Well i I 'm not aware of how far he has taken anything on board , what I would expect as a Member of Parliament and the House of Commons , and as the leader of a party in the House of Commons , I would expect that he would want to hear what I would have to say face to face , and tell me face to face what 's wrong with what I have said . |
| 24 | The former Cardiff winger has his faults but so far he has adapted well to his new code and in a Bradford side playing more expansively these days is seeing plenty of the ball . |
| 25 | And so far he has spent only £25,000 on new players . |
| 26 | Yet I am looking forward to meeting Mr Stratton again , because thus far he has refused point-blank to tell me who the murderer was … ’ |
| 27 | How far he has come since the days in Harry Fischer 's office above the tobacconist 's , with the cosy office jokes and the lunch time beers in the pub ! |