Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [adv] far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The disbanded National Advisory Committee reformed unofficially in December 1936 as a National Activity Committee , controlling its own journal Advance and organizing the League as far as was possible without official Party sanction . |
| 2 | Employing crews composed largely of Africans he systematically explored the rivers flowing into the Gulf of Guinea , ascending the Niger as far as Raba , 400 miles from the coast , on more than one occasion . |
| 3 | She had been completely open about testing the waters as far as a change of job was concerned . |
| 4 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) and Living Earth are all environmental action groups involved in preserving the rainforests as far as possible . |
| 5 | The point of the heel crushed the tip of his index finger , splitting the nail as far as the cuticle . |
| 6 | There is no danger of too many coaches spoiling the broth as far as the Hong Kong RFU is concerned though : Simpkin will have all the power he needs on the playing side . |
| 7 | WHILE the North Wales Coast mainline has been claiming the headlines as far as steam operations have been concerned the other coastal route , the Cambrian , provided some memorable moments as well . |
| 8 | Mrs Murphy snatched the opportunity to ask Mrs Frizzell to proceed with her report , which she did , outlining the story as far as she knew it and using as many euphemisms as she could . |
| 9 | Hard work , 10 man defending , clearing the ball as far as possible and snatching goals against the run of play , have given safety and enjoyable results , but poor entertainment . |
| 10 | Hard work , 10 man defending , clearing the ball as far as possible and snatching goals against the run of play , have given safety and enjoyable results , but poor entertainment . |