Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] far [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commissioners to make the new perambulations were appointed — for example in Somerset , Dorset , Devon and in Rutland , but it is doubtful how far they proceeded : no perambulation had been made in Devon by November 13 18 , and fresh commissioners were appointed to perambulate the Devon and Nottinghamshire forests before Whitsun 1319 . |
| 2 | Even had Gloucester wished to take a more independent line in Wales , it is doubtful how far he had the necessary connections . |
| 3 | Even had Gloucester wished to take a more independent line in Wales , it is doubtful how far he had the necessary connections . |
| 4 | A solicitor of an undischarged bankrupt who receives after-acquired property on behalf of his client and transfers it to another agent , even with knowledge that that agent has been instructed to sell , is not liable for conversion at the suit of the trustee in bankruptcy , for the solicitor 's act can be described as ministerial within the test laid down by Blackburn J. Unfortunately , as Blackburn J. himself admitted , it is doubtful how far it goes . |
| 5 | This approach involves some down-grading of the Directive 's purpose of facilitating the transfer of businesses , but it is not clear how far it increases the real , as opposed to the formal , freedom of action of employees . |