Example sentences of "[noun sg] so far [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that you have had all four meetings with prospective purchasers I feel I should recap on the progress so far and set out how we move forward from here . |
| 2 | They have to learn a lot of different skills , and also in business nothing happens unless you 're good at organizing teams , so businessmen often get good at working with people , which is , I think , a hugely important experience so far as helping people to grow up is concerned . |
| 3 | Having an excellent harbour , Vancouver was a sportsman 's paradise so far as swimming , fishing , and boating were concerned , and while I have never claimed prowess in the water or in angling I have found pleasure on a boat , provided that boat was big enough — big enough that is , for me to sit comfortably on deck , preferably with a drink in hand , and watch the world go by . |
| 4 | Morrow ( 1980:Part 4 ) takes the subordination of text to purpose and prediction so far as to use the questions to construct the text ( through a series of student activities like speed-reading of parts of the text , reordering , and blank-filling ) while the text itself is hidden away at the back of the book for consumption afterwards . |
| 5 | by the loading or unloading of a vehicle so far as concerns loading or unloading risk cover by a Motor Policy ; or |
| 6 | " From this resolution of the Presbytery Mr Pearson asked to leave the chair , which was granted , to enter his dissent so far as regards Mr Charles McNeill . " |
| 7 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 8 | In addition , for those involved on a journey of spiritual exploration and discovery , a series of regressions is of great benefit as it brings to light the pattern so far and allows the patient to make decisions about how he intends to progress . |
| 9 | A second survey on the German CASE market , in which 151 organisation were polled , showed that those already using CASE had invested DM 800,000 on average so far and plan to spend a further DM 120,000 on average over the next 12 months . |
| 10 | Lawyers are adamant about the need to remain independent of the state so far as licensing for practice is concerned . |
| 11 | At the ripe old age of twenty-six , I had half-decided to take stock of my life so far and try to decide what to do . |
| 12 | Manager McGrath has watched as both Cavan and Fermanagh have been caught napping in the championship so far and does not want a similar fate to befall his side . |
| 13 | Scrap the thing so far and begin another . |
| 14 | Leech was examined on 18th August 1669 to see if he was able " to instruct the youth so far as to fit them for the universities " by a panel composed of Dr. Slater , Mr. Watson ( Schoolmaster of Sutton 's Hospital ) , Mr. Holmes ( Schoolmaster of Christ 's Hospital ) , and Mr. Crumland ( a master from St. Paul 's ) . |
| 15 | Who else in that distinguished gathering of philosophers , psychologists , veterinary professors and ethologists would desert their dignity so far as to imitate an animal ? |
| 16 | This conspicuous absence of Dryden , though it helps to show that Pound needed no intermediary in his traffic with Virgil , also exposes a dispiriting limitation to Pound 's taste , so catholic as he meant it to be : he never stretched his originally late-Victorian conditioning so far as to appreciate the masters of the English heroic couplet . |
| 17 | Well now , taking taking into account the fact that there are about three hundred schools here in Oxfordshire and there 's only one school so far that has chosen to even try to opt out , and it was defeated at that school , then I see that is erm a comment on the kind of Education Authority we have here . |
| 18 | Ram has published a message to the world which gives details of his trip so far and carries information on the reason for his extraordinary journey . |
| 19 | In such cases the court should not apply the strict construction so far as to make the whole clause void or invalid or unenforceable . |
| 20 | These new committees have greatly strengthened the House so far as controlling the Executive is concerned . |