Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over 500 candidates have completed the course so far and all have visited Lyles . |
| 2 | How far Temple 's aspirations coincided with reality may be judged by these observations committed to paper in 1962 by a man who had been his native clerk : ‘ To speak the gospel truth ’ , this man recalled , ‘ Mr Temple was very harsh towards the native chiefs … really , he did not spare the rod as far as efficient administration was concerned ; … he was bad-tempered … |
| 3 | Friends of the Earth has criticized the aid thus far given as being " directed to patching up and bolting on gismos , rather than developing alternative systems " . |
| 4 | The Austro-Marxists seemed to carry the argument so far into the nationalist camp that only the distinction between the cultural and the economic preserved internationalism . |
| 5 | If positive answers are obtained questions should be directed to the worker named in order to confirm the information so far received . |
| 6 | Though they can enjoy the advantages of the single market , they do run the risk of losing the inward investment which has favoured the UK so far . |
| 7 | The disbanded National Advisory Committee reformed unofficially in December 1936 as a National Activity Committee , controlling its own journal Advance and organizing the League as far as was possible without official Party sanction . |
| 8 | The new industry of salmon-farming has filled the gap as far as the scavenging gulls are concerned : the rearing cages are placed in the sheltered bays and ‘ sounds ’ between the islands and are fed on high-protein , manufactured food in pellet form , which are ferried out in sacks by small boats . |
| 9 | Leech was examined on 18th August 1669 to see if he was able " to instruct the youth so far as to fit them for the universities " by a panel composed of Dr. Slater , Mr. Watson ( Schoolmaster of Sutton 's Hospital ) , Mr. Holmes ( Schoolmaster of Christ 's Hospital ) , and Mr. Crumland ( a master from St. Paul 's ) . |
| 10 | He represents biology which represents the future as far as George is concerned he represents genetic engineering and a very frightening kind of vision |
| 11 | No no I make the decisions as far as finance is concerned . |
| 12 | I do think the discussion so far and the contribution from Mr and Mr is unfairly er at this stage erm prejudicing a proper assessment of er er er a for a new settlement all the way round Greater York including the Southwest and I return to a comment I made before the break , that dualling for example of the outer bypass of the York ring road which is programmed and is , will dramatically change may well dramatically change the perception erm erm of people to the to the west of the Greater York area in respect of the area to the north east . |
| 13 | These arguments have obviously won the day so far , but the climate of opinion is changing . |
| 14 | Even drivers of average height will need the seat so far back as to make it impossible to see directly behind . |
| 15 | Arafat , speaking on the PLO Voice of Palestine radio from the Yemen capital of San'aa on July 10 , dismissed the dialogue so far as merely " a contact between two ambassadors , nothing more , nothing less " , and accused the US side of suspending these contacts at Israel 's request . |
| 16 | Even to allow such images into her mind meant she 'd dropped the barriers too far — something she could n't afford to do if she wanted to survive this experience mentally intact . |
| 17 | It will need to cut through the rhetoric and irrelevance that have cluttered the debate so far . |
| 18 | In the third century AD Afilas recorded in a Greek inscription how , among other conquests , he had subdued the tribes as far as the Egyptian frontier . |
| 19 | Professor Greve says the Conservative Government moved the goalposts as far as council house building was concerned . |
| 20 | THE ROLE of the police in South Africa needs a careful eye trained on it in these changing and unstable times , and Gavin Cawthra 's booklet does a fine job in relating the story so far . |
| 21 | Jane for two years she 's enjoyed the course so far but she thinks |
| 22 | Employing crews composed largely of Africans he systematically explored the rivers flowing into the Gulf of Guinea , ascending the Niger as far as Raba , 400 miles from the coast , on more than one occasion . |
| 23 | All that I can say is that the judges who have considered the matter so far are divided . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's done the trick so far . |
| 25 | It is vital that we should be able to illuminate the journey so far ; and let the journey so far illuminate the future . |
| 26 | Now , in this article you 'll find information to help prevent the disease as far as possible . |
| 27 | perhaps Hertfordshire County Council average they actually got some information I 'm sa , I 'm sorry to say Mr 's got no have to state the position so far , not officer . |
| 28 | The sooner Sizewell C is built the better as far as we 're concerned . |
| 29 | IT IS still a comparatively rare event for a locomotive to have a book devoted to its entire lifespan but this A4 , 28 page publication certainly fills the bill as far as the 09 class 0-4-4T Calbourne is concerned . |
| 30 | I beat the school 's fastest runner in the 100 metres sprint , breaking the finishing tape just before the other runners manage to leave their starting blocks ; I smash the school long jump record by 15 metres ( give or take a metre ) and I hurl the discus so far that Miss Harrison , the teacher in charge of the event , has to get her battered Mini from the car park to retrieve the discus for the next competitor ( who manages a measly 25cm ) . |