Example sentences of "far [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pebbles had not come this far to capitulate now , and at the wire she was a long-looking neck to the good . |
| 2 | It was easy on Parky , not requiring a step-ladder , and not nearly so far to fall once aboard . |
| 3 | The last one is based on the popular song O du lieber Augustin and its exaggerations ( knowing ‘ how far to go too far ’ in Cocteau 's famous phrase ) bring it close to the kind of waltz parody found in the Valses bourgeoises by Lord Berners ( Unicorn-Kanchana , 1/79 — sadly now deleted ) . |
| 4 | America seems critical of just about everything Japanese : its persistent trade surplus , its reluctance to liberalise rice imports , its failure so far to provide even a token force in the Gulf . |
| 5 | The law appears so far to have almost entirely failed to rise to the challenge of the vertical separation literature . |
| 6 | Did he really need to go so far to learn so little ? |
| 7 | No , safer by far to stay here in town until the day cooled . |
| 8 | Because each spin may be slightly different , it is important not to try to guess how far to move forwards . |