Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun sg] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there had been a few lines from Ellen , proving that Oreste so far from being carried to heaven by an angel was firmly rooted in East Retford and had grown another two inches . |
| 2 | Or were the acts which produced this end so far away from them in time that somehow the temporal distance anaesthetised reality ? |
| 3 | Like the HMIs , I have more or less avoided this question so far , mainly by talking about ‘ curriculum managers ’ . |
| 4 | The Fynn Valley professional has enjoyed little success so far this year — he has made the cut in just one tournament — and his latest downfall was in the Spanish Open where rounds of 76 and 73 kept him out of the prize money . |
| 5 | As they filed aboard , the instructor had moved each man as far as possible up the cage before sitting them down . |
| 6 | A day or two later she was to receive another surprise so far as animals were concerned when the ginger kitten , more adventurous than his brothers , found his way into the cabin where the Dalmatian was suckling her pups and joined in the free feast . |
| 7 | Clearly devolving responsibility for delivering the service locally by pushing such responsibility as far down the hierarchy to the point of delivery as is reasonably possible , and by ensuring that the local manager is placed in a hierarchy of managers , all with closely defined job descriptions from top to bottom of the organization |
| 8 | Have n't noticed any difference so far this year . |
| 9 | Hogarth also makes a miniature , three-tier ‘ recession beater ’ , but has had little interest so far . |
| 10 | Lastly , where the LDDC has belatedly entered into ‘ agreements ’ with local authorities , such as with Newham and Tower Hamlets , and helped to set up training schemes like SKILLNET , designed to improve the skill levels of local communities , it has had little impact so far on getting local people into Docklands jobs . |
| 11 | ‘ Have you had any response so far ? ’ |
| 12 | This , combined with the female predominance of this cancer , indicates that HIV is unlikely to have had any role so far in anal cancer development in Denmark . |
| 13 | At the very least the Purchaser will expect the Vendor to give this warranty so far as it is aware . |
| 14 | ‘ It has been my decision not to do any training so far this season . |
| 15 | If , as a result of its inquiries under s47 , it concludes that certain action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child 's welfare it must take that action so far as it is both within its power and reasonably practicable for it to do so ( s47(8) ) . |
| 16 | We could take this illustration too far — but I would like you to look upon yourselves as conductors , setting the tempo of the class , listening and looking for every discordant note — and for every good one — helping by encouragement — and asking questions , for instance " Are you working as hard as you could ? " |
| 17 | However , the military were not having much success so far . |
| 18 | One can not press this argument too far . |
| 19 | A similarity with living organisms suggests itself , and while there are dangers in taking this analogy too far , it has proved a useful model and one which keeps cropping up in organisational analysis . |
| 20 | He refused to say whether his company had received any payment so far , claiming that to do so would be breach of confidence with regard to OEM suppliers . |
| 21 | ‘ I seem to have little choice as far as you 're concerned . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't mind a joke but some people are carrying this thing too far , and have even phoned my wife . |
| 23 | They have shown a stubborn reluctance to take that course so far , which leads to the belief that they have already promised the job elsewhere . |
| 24 | When he eventually leaves that employer how far can the latter control the ex-employee 's ability to deal with the clients which he brought with him . |
| 25 | Conservative M P , Patrick Cormack , asked the Health Minister at question time , ‘ if the government believes in action not words , then would she accept that action so far was unsatisfactory . ’ |
| 26 | Yes , thank you Chair , erm A lot of this debate circles around what we do about community care , I have to tell this council as far as I 'm concerned , community care 's dead in the water . |
| 27 | Having read this chapter so far , you should now be in a position to answer some of the questions posed at its beginning . |