Example sentences of "be far [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The image of Dall as one of Santa Claus 's pixie helpers would not be far amiss . |
| 2 | Were this my last hour ( and that of an octogenarian can not be far off ) I would thank God for permitting me to behold so much of the excellence conferred on individuals . |
| 3 | ‘ We ca n't be far off . |
| 4 | A blow on the head or a knife in the ribs could n't be far off . |
| 5 | " The bulls may not be far off . |
| 6 | But that millennial day was still seen to be far off . |
| 7 | It ca n't be far off . |
| 8 | It ca n't be far off . ’ |
| 9 | Starting at the Cow and Calf you climbed through a Khyber Pass of crags from one ling-and-bracken horizon to another until it seemed the sky could not be far off . |
| 10 | So the Armalite joke might not be far off , when all 's said and done . ’ |
| 11 | He pointed out that on 3 March 1942 , his original recruits were down to three officers and thirteen men , and if brought up to strength they could be far better employed as a raiding force than as instructors for the proposed Indian units . |
| 12 | You will be far better off with a 140ml ( 5fl oz ) glass of unsweetened grapefruit or orange juice at only 50 calories , or a mug of hot water with a squeezed lemon quarter which has almost none . |
| 13 | Might I suggest that this space would be far better utilised with a large picture of Terry Christian ? |
| 14 | ‘ If the country were governed from here , we 'd be far better off , ’ says a Tory peer who sat for three decades in the Commons . |
| 15 | There are pros and cons , and everything really depends upon the main interests of the observer ; for example , anyone who wants to make regular studies of the Sun will be far better off with a refractor , while the deep-sky enthusiast will in general prefer a reflector . |
| 16 | He is probably right , too , in thinking that she would be far better known in art historical terms had she stayed in France , where her daring move into abstraction was more appreciated , than returning dutifully to the provincial inertia of Dublin . |
| 17 | Additionally the listeners will be far better entertained and have a clearer picture of the subject under discussion . |
| 18 | Would n't she be far better off with Dunbar , who could give her everything she wanted ? |
| 19 | Subsidies would be far better utilised as rewards for environmentally friendly farming methods or for protecting the countryside . |
| 20 | Once everything is in place with our EIS , LASMO 's directors will be far better equipped — as we say — to run the business by the bow wave rather than through the rear view mirror ’ . |
| 21 | I 'd be far better employed in getting on with some work . ’ |
| 22 | Seb was going to be far better off than he had anticipated . |
| 23 | When you have done all this , you should be far better equipped to make logical and accurate decisions on the best system , or combination of systems , for transport/conveyance on your premises . |
| 24 | He said disabled pedestrians would be far better off because of the lack of traffic while reserved spaces for disabled motorists would rise from two to 44 . |
| 25 | 1/ The author is making the point that there is no benefit for people in spending huge amounts of money creating something which has no practical use , and that this money would be far better allocated to essentials ie housing , food , water etc rather than luxuries like T.V.s , videos etc . |
| 26 | If Tories like him are wobbling , can softer voters be far behind ? |
| 27 | Full economic and then political union can not be far behind . |
| 28 | With Bosch 's name behind it , Travel Pilot may sell where Navigator failed ; if so , mass-market systems can not be far behind . |
| 29 | Can the hangover be far behind ? |
| 30 | The selling of book tie-ins in video outlets can not be far behind . |