Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv] far [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this . |
| 2 | It is accordingly the main aim of this chapter to indicate as far as possible how The Silmarillion in particular should be read . |
| 3 | Given full rein to run as far as they want , the plants are living very well and do n't feel in any particular danger , so there is no need for them to waste energy by perpetuating the species and going to the trouble of producing flower and setting seed . |
| 4 | We have no intention to emigrate so far as present plans are concerned . |
| 5 | Pupils with special educational needs , like all other pupils , should have the opportunity to experience as far as possible the full range of the English curriculum . |
| 6 | When I moved to the Western Isles of Scotland I found I had no need to go as far as Norway for my Elysian coast ; there were mountains and sea in plenty right at my doorstep . |
| 7 | I appeal to the people of Burma to economise as far as possible in the consumption of rice and foodstuffs ; so that we may have some surplus to send to a hungry world . |
| 8 | On Sunday West Germany had complained about the police presence around its embassy , and the slackening of restrictions is thought to have reflected an apparent Czechoslovak desire to remain as far as possible on good terms with both Germanies . |
| 9 | Educators must attempt to encourage NCC to accept their ideas and ideals , and to encourage NCC to insist as far as possible that SEAC follows their lead . |
| 10 | In kung fu one should never allow a technique to extend so far as to be impracticable . |
| 11 | In general terms , however , the present state of the law is that an individual who has reached the age of 18 is free to do with his life what he wishes , but it is the duty of the court to ensure so far as it can that children survive to attain that age . |
| 12 | It is not company policy to go as far as this . ’ |
| 13 | It was official policy at the outset to broadcast as far as possible in African languages . |
| 14 | The Sunshine Girls were the only troupe to travel as far as St Petersburg and Budapest but it was noticeable that they rarely worked at the Winter Gardens which was Jennie 's stronghold . |
| 15 | The idea of the event was that 12 teams of people , most of them dressed up as rare animals , had 12 hours to get as far as possible without using any money . |
| 16 | The CNAA 's ideas were taking a different shape in 1975 , showing an unwillingness to go as far as delegating authority for the approval of courses , but pursuing the idea of ‘ internal validation ’ . |
| 17 | In retrospect , was leaving Lotus alone the wrong thing to do as far as the Elan was concerned ? |
| 18 | The council revised the prohibited degrees to extend as far as third cousins ( common great-great-grandparents ) . |
| 19 | In an effort to separate as far as possible the discussion of equity from the discussion of efficiency , modern welfare economics uses the idea of Pareto-efficiency named after the economist Vilfredo Pareto whose Manuel D'Economie Politique was published as long ago as 1909 . |
| 20 | Having regard to the objectives and the general scheme of the Convention , that it is important that , in order to ensure as far as possible the equality and uniformity of the rights and obligations arising out of the Convention for the contracting states and the persons concerned , that concept should not be interpreted simply as referring to the national law of one or other of the states concerned . |
| 21 | Having regard to the objective and the general scheme of the Convention , it is important that , in order to ensure as far as possible the equality and uniformity of the rights and obligations arising out of the Convention for the contracting states and the persons concerned , that concept should not be interpreted simply as referring to the national law of one or other of the states concerned . |
| 22 | As the court held with respect to the expression ‘ matters relating to a contract ’ used in article 5(1) ( see the judgments of 22 March 1983 in Peters [ 1983 ] E.C.R. 987 , and of 8 March 1988 in Arcado [ 1988 ] E.C.R. 1539 ) , having regard to the objectives and general scheme of the Convention , it is important that , in order to ensure as far as possible the equality and uniformity of the rights and obligations arising out of the Convention of the contracting states and the persons concerned , that concept should not be interpreted simply as referring to the national law of one or other of the states concerned . |
| 23 | However , this must have been countered by an urgent request from Butcher as two days later Miller sent his servant with a note , agreeing to meet at Bedford House by four o'clock in order to get as far as St Albans that evening . |
| 24 | Er yes well that is so this did come through er very very late indeed er in the and the Parish Council of course are in the situation where they have to cover all eventualities and what er Mr is referring to is a suggestion of using a one O six agreement to protect as far as possible the local communities when the tip is erected . |
| 25 | Improved mechanical lithotripters that are often effective and reasonably cheap are now available and may reduce the temptation to cut too far when attempting removal of large stones . |