Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] far [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hoomey took off as usual , holding his nose , and came up with a shriek that probably carried as far as the bridge party two streets away . |
| 2 | Just what was the object of Barbara 's terror that viewers had only seen so far as a suction cup visible through a circular lens cowl ? |
| 3 | In the cases that followed ( ie the disposal of the whole of the matrimonial home to the wife ( Chapter 3 ) ; a conveyance of the husband 's interest in the matrimonial home to the wife ( Chapter 4 ) ; and the conveyance of the husband 's interest in the matrimonial home to a third party ( Chapter 5 ) ) , once the husband had disposed of his interest no further tax considerations applied so far as the husband was concerned ( unless there was an element of gift involved in the conveyance not at arm 's length and the husband died within seven years , thus bringing in a charge to inheritance tax ) . |
| 4 | The northern ( and earlier ) approach was by passes across the Ural mountains to the lower reaches of the river Obn and thence down the Ob Gulf by boat to the mouth of the Tazn which was ascended as far as a portage to the lower Yenisei ; from there they followed an eastward course up the Lower Tunguska river , crossing a portage to the Vilyui and so to the Lena . |
| 5 | As we watched , the fog , which had crept as far as the house , began to flow round it . |
| 6 | But when I saw it tonight I had just struggled as far as the road . |
| 7 | By ten I 'd crawled as far as the door . |
| 8 | Some of that deal has been produced as far as the Tornado 's concerned , but again you 're quite right we 're waiting for the announcement of the er orders for the trains . |
| 9 | Negotiations were conducted in great secrecy when the manuscripts had already got as far as the freeport in Zurich and were being examined by two well backed dealers and by representatives of the Getty Museum . |
| 10 | After praying together , Duff had got as far as the door , when the old man whispered his name . |
| 11 | But we can not be certain that Gould even got as far as the river at all . |
| 12 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 13 | The next day I was walking to work and I 'd just got as far as the hospital . |
| 14 | Y'know , we 've been dead and buried as far as a lot of people are concerned , but this album will put us back up there . |
| 15 | The voices have been heard as far as the race track or right at the other end of the town , depending on which way the wind is blowing . |
| 16 | Extra-Statutory Concession D2 has also been amended as far as an individual is concerned so that it does not apply to a settlor of a resident or non-resident " settlor-interested " settlement . |
| 17 | But there are times when the analogies get stretched so far that the brain starts to lose contact with the original image . |
| 18 | A striking one came in 1760 when , at the marriage of the Princess of Brazil , the daughter of King Joseph I , the masterful Portuguese chief minister , the marques de Pombal , announced that though the papal nuncio and the imperial ambassador would take precedence over all other foreign envoys this would be governed so far as the rest of them were concerned simply by the dates on which they had presented their credentials . |
| 19 | She asked whether he had gone as far as the well-pit and the El-ahrairah of Laburnum . |
| 20 | I have n't been involved as far as the self-appraisal is concerned . |
| 21 | The scaffolding had been cleared away and the plastering had progressed as far as the season would allow . |
| 22 | When Edmund had left her she had wandered as far as the orchard , and had just pushed aside the crooked wicker gate to re-enter the garden when she heard the latch of the heavier postern rattle . |
| 23 | Cars may be taken as far as the Hall and , with permission , parked there , a concession especially appreciated when returning . |
| 24 | I agree with him that an unsatisfactory situation er was created in our legislation and in passing I would like to say how much we all welcome , I 'm sure the efforts of my Noble Friend to get legislation simplified , but erm on this particular matter which he has raised , I would like to try to comfort him if that is possible , because erm by getting rid of the er the sections two two A and three of the Police Act as they er nineteen sixty four as they have been amended and er substituting this clause to the Bill simplification will in fact have been achieved so far as the form is concerned . |
| 25 | This fertile region , hollowed out and enriched so far as the soil is concerned by glaciation , was once known as the Pays tea Quatre Vallées , and Arreau was its capital , being another of the small centres which flourished in the years when the trans-Pyrenean trade with Spain was at its height . |
| 26 | If the assets of the testator 's estate were not sufficient to pay both his creditors and all the bequests he had left , then first the creditors were satisfied in full , and afterwards the beneficiaries by legacy or trust were paid so far as the estate would allow . |
| 27 | Sixty-six courses have been held so far and the university has increased the number of students compared with previous years . |
| 28 | Just as a battle begins in a state of equilibrium between tile two sides , which gradually alters one way or the other , until it is clear that the balance has tilted so far that the issue can no longer be in doubt — so this gathering of rabbits in the dark , beginning with hesitant approaches , silences , pauses , movements , crouchings side-by-side and all manner of tentative appraisals , slowly moved , like a hemisphere of the world into summer , to a warmer , brighter region of mutual liking and approval , until all felt sure that they had nothing to fear . |
| 29 | This means that the woman is crippled as far as the diagnosis of non-gonococcal infection is concerned . |