Example sentences of "[noun] of [Wh adv] far [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will go to Leeds , the defending champions , feeling confident , instead of just hoping for the best — and that 's a measure of how far we 've come . |
| 2 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 3 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
| 4 | And the final thing on three two er the question of how far I know this has not been asked today I do n't people with er three or four page briefing get the summary I do think that the sort of and there 's a great deal of voluntary activity going on and I think if we can support that , that would , be that would be great . |
| 5 | The Library Association is increasing efforts in parliamentary lobbying but the question of how far it wants to go in challenging the use of legislation for censorship is unclear . |
| 6 | And that 's , I think , important because it gives us some concept of how far we would have to go to get there , as it were , apart from seeing it . |
| 7 | Details of how far they walked , how long it took them , when this was done and what sort of overnight accommodation they used , would be relevant to my research . |
| 8 | He encouraged himself with promises that after ten paces he could rest , then demanded of himself that he manage another five and another five until he lost count of how far he 'd come and how far he had to go . |
| 9 | PASS ( Programme Analysis of Service Systems ; Wolfensberger and Glenn , 1973 ) evaluates services in terms of how far they comply with appearances , practices and settings which would be valued by the rest of society . |
| 10 | And then can you give us an account of how far they have proved accurate ? |