Example sentences of "the further [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weather worsened the further north we went , and by the time we crossed the Circle it was snowing . |
| 2 | The 1988 General Household Survey found that in general , the further north or west the region , the lower the proportion of cohabiting couples . |
| 3 | THE further north and west you go , the more lochs you see ; and there are places in the far north where lochs and lochans outnumber people . |
| 4 | Obviously the further north your holding the earlier you need to sow . |
| 5 | The further north we reached the more weird and wonderful floating contraptions we encountered , merchant ships converted to drilling barges , special pipe-laying barges which were mini-townships within themselves with populations of up to 200 crewmen . |
| 6 | The driver knew that the further north they progressed into the wild untamed uplands , the more remote the oases of human habitation would become , and the less likely the chance of any assistance in his plight . |
| 7 | On his second attempt , Cadfael made straight for Upton to enquire where their younger shepherd was to be found , and set out stoutly to tramp the further mile to a fold high and dry above the water-meadows . |
| 8 | The further south you go , the more wild dogs there are . |
| 9 | The further west Allied aircraft could be stationed , the easier it would be for them to protect the sea lanes which were vulnerable to enemy air power based in Sicily and Crete . |
| 10 | ‘ The further west you go the bigger the time change and the longer it takes to get replies from Val Catto . ’ |
| 11 | Erm and the further west in Scotland and the younger they get the more problem I have with their accents . |
| 12 | TEESDALE enjoys the distinction of being an area with one of the lowest crime rates in the country and the further West you go the quieter it becomes , say locals . |
| 13 | The further east the boundaries are drawn , the more Britain will find itself on the Western periphery of a Germany-centred Europe . |
| 14 | The further east the northern Devon type was found , the larger it seemed to be . |
| 15 | Living five hundred years before Christ , when there was not much in the way of religious encounter between the Middle East and the Further East , their spiritual greatness and the influence they exerted on the people of their own area and era , raised questions in the mind of any would-be missionary . |