Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] far [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you for the prompt and efficient service given so far and I hope this is an indication of the quality of supervision that we can expect . |
| 2 | But they also dislike those who were born into the same station in life , or further down , and who have n't risen as far as they have . |
| 3 | But nothing was done as far as we know . |
| 4 | If my readers still doubt this let them consider the situation as we find it among societies which have not advanced as far as we have , for instance , among the aborigines of Central Australia . |
| 5 | but , er , I do n't think they 've got as far as yours have |
| 6 | His arms were raised above his head but not raised so far that he showed any fear either . |
| 7 | They had n't walked very far when they came to a tiny dirt track off the road . |
| 8 | The compression of the state pension down to income support levels has gone so far that it has superseded the income support level , so that every pensioner , as of right , should be on income support . |
| 9 | I put it to Andy that it must have been a blow when they split in 1988 , but he , ever the voice of reason , says , ‘ There was no point in trying to keep them together , it had gone as far as they wanted it to go and they wanted to do something different . |
| 10 | She lowered her lashes , said bitterly , ‘ I — I 've never gone as far as I did last night with you ! ’ |
| 11 | We had n't gone very far when we met up with another Lancaster returning from a Cook 's Tour , and to my horror the two aircraft then flew wing-tip to wing-tip all the way home . |
| 12 | In January 1949 the British cabinet ruled that co-operation with Europe should not be taken so far that it compromised Britain 's ability to survive as an independent state . |
| 13 | There 's been one young girl killed so far as I know . " |
| 14 | which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals . |
| 15 | It 's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps . |