Example sentences of "[noun sg] so far [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told a news conference : ‘ I am very happy with their progress so far and I think they will continue to do well over the next few days . |
| 2 | Jane for two years she 's enjoyed the course so far but she thinks |
| 3 | ( 4 ) A covenant by the lessee for the repair of the premises is of no effect so far as it relates to the matters mentioned in subsection ( l ) ( a ) to ( c ) , except so far as it imposes on the lessee any of the requirements mentioned in subsection ( 2 ) ( a ) or ( c ) . |
| 4 | If , as a result of its inquiries under s47 , it concludes that certain action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child 's welfare it must take that action so far as it is both within its power and reasonably practicable for it to do so ( s47(8) ) . |
| 5 | Chapter 12 contains summaries of the regulatory material presently in force so far as it may affect the running of the partnership business . |
| 6 | To quote that part of this Act so far as it affects a member of a local authority may be useful . |
| 7 | This argument seems to me sound so far as it goes , but it does not go very far . |
| 8 | One or two stretch the notion of individual guilt so far that they embark on self-mutilation . |
| 9 | Only the dull earth can purify me , contact with all else is a defilement so far as I am concerned . |
| 10 | And what we used to do to begin with the canal used to dip in the middle , you know there was bike wheels and dead cats and everything in it , and it used to dip and , and there was a sludge and , and the barges used to go up and down with a horse pulling them , and in the middle there was a , so you could n't bottom it in the middle , so when I learnt to swim I used to dive off this ledge and go under the water so far and I , I could reach the bottom when I got to the other side . |
| 11 | It reviews the extensive literature on leadership so far as it is relevant to top management posts in the Civil Service ; surveys the available information about the careers of top managers ( generally Permanent Secretary level ) in the Civil Service ; and focuses attention on possible lessons with reference to the criteria for selecting , training and managing the careers of higher civil servants in Britain . |
| 12 | Well , he was certainly in a good mood , and no sign so far as she could see that he had been drinking what Matey called ‘ his nasty whisky ’ , so she prepared herself to play him . |
| 13 | because the verderers … and … the Steward of the Forest made no mention in their rolls of the name of the said page , nor of his delivery , nor of his escape , and the business of the King so far as it relates to the said boy is entirely undone , therefore they are in mercy . |
| 14 | Moreover , even at common law a lease which ought to be made by deed but is not will not completely fail of effect , if possession is taken and rent paid under it ; the tenant will be treated as tenant from year to year upon the terms of the lease so far as they are applicable to such a tenancy . |
| 15 | It has certainly been an up and down season so far and we have n't started the winter league yet — I 'll keep you informed as the dramas unfold . |
| 16 | ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him . |
| 17 | I 've always found the men that I 've worked with either it has made no difference that I was a woman so far as I was aware , or else they 've been very helpful . |
| 18 | It all leaves an interesting question mark over the area so far as I am concerned . |
| 19 | it is a good theory so far as it goes . |
| 20 | The Guv'nor told me to ride Ile de Bourbon in the big race telling me that I knew what he could do and that win was the biggest of my career so far but I 'll always remember Lester who had finished nearly last padding disconsolately into the weighing room and asking me ‘ Did you know your horse had improved so much ’ . |
| 21 | At the very least the Purchaser will expect the Vendor to give this warranty so far as it is aware . |
| 22 | Some of those who had absconded , and some women who were brought before the Board , were taken to the magistrate 's and on the Sunday evening after Christmas the house was in a very disturbed state so far that we did not think it prudent to assemble for Divine Worship . ’ |
| 23 | They were entitled in my judgment to take into account the actual use by the defendant company and the previous owner in determining what the ordinary use of that vehicle was on the road so far as it is relevant to the question they had to answer . |
| 24 | Of course you can only take this covering-up operation so far and it is sometimes prudent to remake a part . |
| 25 | When sexual activity results from obsession in a parent with offspring simply because they are offspring ( a rare situation so far as I know ) psychotherapy may rectify deviant desire . |
| 26 | Self-cleaning oven so far as I knew . |
| 27 | He added that this order would leave it open to the Press to deal with the questions of principle so far as they did not apply them to the facts . |
| 28 | William says that he wants to win and then hopefully look towards the world championship and then the next Europeans … it 's been a good year so far so he hopes it ends like that anyway |
| 29 | ‘ But the market is 4.5pc down on the year so far and it looks as though the light end of the market might not yet have bottomed out . ’ |
| 30 | As discussed in Chapter 1 , certain classes of sellers , mainly receivers and liquidators , do take advantage of the provisions of s 12 ( 3 ) of the SGA or s 2(3) of the SGSA to pass only such title as they may have in the goods , subject to disclosure of known encumbrances , and a warranty of quiet possession so far as they are concerned . |