Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] far [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mentioned this to no one for two practical reasons : one was that I loathed swimming , and if I pretended that I was still menstruating , signing the little red book every four weeks , I should be able to evade an unpleasant experience for at least one week out of four ; the other was that I feared further reprisals might be taken against me . |
| 2 | I see , on re-reading this minute , that I promised further sections on the weekend and holidays . |
| 3 | Labour claimed the result ‘ smashed ’ the Liberal Democrats in Wear Valley despite the fact that we gained further ground and Labour 's support fell back . |
| 4 | But a report issued last year by the National Radiological Protection Board concluded that although it encouraged further research , there was no reason to link power cables with cancer . |
| 5 | Another criticism of the Leeds adjournment system was that it added further stress to socially disadvantaged people already living under stressful conditions . |
| 6 | The EC 's delegate to the talks , Pablo Benavides , said afterwards that he thought further talks would be unproductive and that the two parties should refer their dispute to the International Court of Justice . |
| 7 | He subsequently accused them of attempting to blackmail the government , and threatened to place their operations under military control if they attempted further action . |
| 8 | If they needed further proof of their belief that they were on the right track , they were given it when they went to arrest Griffiths and were met by a hail of bullets ; after a chase in which Griffiths killed one man and wounded others , he was shot dead while resisting arrest . |
| 9 | I asked both bodies to get together if they needed further information from British Coal they should secure it . |
| 10 | South West Durham Health Authority chief executive David Ryan said there was clear evidence the people of the district were benefitting and he hoped further progress could be made . |
| 11 | Hundreds of the hostel residents had been questioned , the Commissioner said ; six had been arrested , and he expected further arrests following the result of forensic tests of bloodstained weapons found at the hostel . |
| 12 | Spoke to him about child who had epileptic fit in coach on journey to School this morning and he supplied further details . |
| 13 | I set off again , maintaining for some reason — perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path — my slow speed of before . |
| 14 | Schoop was , however , found guilty on the same charges because she gave further details to Hans Kopp when he telephoned her later the same day at his wife 's suggestion . |
| 15 | They arched up because they resisted further movement . |
| 16 | Keane , who has also been tracked by Manchester United , Arsenal and Aston Villa , was waiting another 24 hours while he completed further negotiations . |
| 17 | At last night 's summit Denmark was also heavily criticised after it demanded further opt-outs before it will sign the agreement . |
| 18 | As he acquired further land and office in the north , the affinity inevitably widened . |
| 19 | As he acquired further land and office in the north , the affinity inevitably widened . |