Example sentences of "[was/were] far [conj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be a hero on the field and to aspire to the red jersey of Wales was far and away the most dashing thing you could do . |
| 2 | Something like £1,500 shared among the family , not to mention generous bequests , including £200 towards the completion of Lavenham steeple and cash distributed among the parishes where Spring owned property , virtually accounts for what was far and away the greatest personal estate owned by any commoner , or for that matter almost any peer : only the duke of Norfolk 's £4,000 topped it . |
| 3 | The press was far and away the most important section of the audience . |
| 4 | On some railroads , however , it was far and away the most important single item of freight . |
| 5 | I invite him to read the Prime Minister 's response to the right hon. Member for Chesterfield , which was far and away the most interesting part of the debate — Amended text or not , it reveals the muddle to which the other 11 nations of Europe do not subscribe . |
| 6 | The CGT was far and away the most powerful union federation . |
| 7 | The crash of 1974 was far and away the biggest since 1929 . |