Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Excavations at Tepe Gawra much nearer the highland sources of metals show that close contacts had already been established with the city states of Sumer as far back as the middle of the fourth millennium B.C. By the time of the Royal Cemetery of Ur ( c.2600–2500 B.C. ) metallurgy and not least gold- and silversmithing had already reached a stage at which many of the fundamental processes had been mastered . |
| 2 | In the illustrations of projection so far I have suggested that broadly speaking there are two kinds : ( 1 ) where the participants are allowed to be passive observers becoming more actively engaged as and when they wish , and ( 2 ) where from the beginning the participants are required to do something . |
| 3 | But among the bare rhythm tracks are some truly uplifting tunes that , without stretching the realms of credibility too far , are worthy of comparison to New Order at their most ecstatic . |
| 4 | At the same time the adrenalin surge is itself a strong feeling and any strong feeling can be a trigger factor in stimulating the urge to use other mood-altering substances or processes — It is therefore advisable for people in recovery from any form of addictive disease that they should avoid gambling and other forms of risk-taking as far as possible . |
| 5 | The video material that has been collected ( about 350 hours of tape so far ) is presently being analysed with a view to understanding |
| 6 | The effect of having detergent ‘ on tap ’ on cleaning economics can be drastic with costs through over-use usually far exceeding the advantages of bulk buying . |
| 7 | Sharing with relatives after divorce So far I have concentrated upon two situations in which people may live with relatives , both of which probably would be regarded as a predictable part of the normal life cycle . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | All in all she managed to add considerably to her feelings of inadequacy as far as Ace was concerned by the time she made her way downstairs towards the kitchen . |
| 10 | If that departure has not been wholly amicable and an adjustment arises which increases an individual 's tax liability , there is the prospect of prolonged discussions with former partners and possibly problems of collectability as far as the Revenue is concerned . |
| 11 | Some directors were of course friends of administration , and used their powers of patronage as far as possible to supplement the efforts of government , but others , and notably the Elphinstone family , used their Indian patronage to sustain an opposition to Henry Dundas in Scotland . |
| 12 | ‘ We have , I would guess , about two pages of narrative so far , and it 's already Tuesday . |
| 13 | Reflections on career so far : |
| 14 | Rape trials have been the subject of this analysis of these changes over time so far . |
| 15 | There is also leading edge research taking place into pushing the limits of compression as far as they can possibly go . |
| 16 | A descent of the western slope at this point returns the walker to the old coal pits from which the routes of ascent thus far can be retraced . |
| 17 | These words might have had Philip Grey of Warwick University Bookshop strung up for high treason a decade or so ago , but such are the realities of recession that far from stringing him up , CUBs gave him a whole session in which to address the question of Who Needs Books ? |
| 18 | The amounts of material so far available have been insufficient for full chemical characterisation but we have tentatively identified them as corresponding to G34 and G17 extended through the C-terminus to include the C-terminal fragment of progastrin . |
| 19 | There are two important systems of nomenclature as far as we are concerned . |
| 20 | This may help to explain , even if it does not wholly excuse , the extraordinary silence of the laws of war so far as nuclear weapons are concerned . |
| 21 | It is not the purpose of this paper to attempt to redress this historical balance , there are others at work already far better qualified to do this . |
| 22 | This alone would have been sufficient grounds for divorce as far as my Pop was concerned . |
| 23 | None of these categories of patient so far are likely to get private insurance cover . |
| 24 | But , many of these , er many of these jobs of course as far as the young people were concerned were dead end jobs . |
| 25 | Subsequent analyses by Porter ( 1985 ) , and critics of Porter , described in chapter 4 , suggest that figure 4.3 attempts to push the financial differences between different types of SBU too far . |
| 26 | The Chief Constable said 26 of the 45 deaths from violence so far this year were attributable to loyalists . |
| 27 | Right , B two if a train is going at a constant speed of ninety miles per hour how far will it go in two hours ? |