Example sentences of "[adv] far [conj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The order was not one for the recovery or preservation of trust property but called for information and for copies of the defendants ' documents which , so far as compliance might incriminate them , the defendants were entitled to disregard . |
| 2 | The publication of a statement of compliance with the code , reviewed by the auditors so far as compliance can be objectively verified , is to be made a listing requirement by the Stock Exchange . |
| 3 | Septimus Coffin could call on forty years of experience , and in so far as Latin could be made entertaining , he made it so . |
| 4 | She was next in line to Lily , five years older than the girl who had come to Riverstown and had the whole world in her pocket , so far as Bernadette could see . |
| 5 | It looked like some sort of play he was writing , so far as Bob could see . |
| 6 | But the baby , so far as Wendy could see , was in good order , firm of limb , bright of eye , smooth of skin and , once released from its wrapping , extremely lively . |
| 7 | Well laid out , so far as Newman could see while she made the tea . |
| 8 | In so far as literature would inevitably play a substantial part in any such course , the students reading it would learn the appropriate cultural codes rather than being expected to know them already . |
| 9 | Parliamentary sovereignty is still intact in so far as Parliament can still repeal the act committing us to entry . |
| 10 | ‘ The Mamur Zapt ? ’ said Suleiman , surprised but , so far as Owen could tell , not disconcerted . |
| 11 | They confer a right to the ‘ equity ’ in the company and , in so far as members can be said to own the company , the ordinary shareholders are its proprietors , It is they who bear the lion 's share of the risk and they who in good years take the lion 's share of the profits ( after the directors and managers have been remunerated ) . |
| 12 | where a party sustains a loss by reason of a breach of contract , he is , so far as money can do it , to be placed in the same situation with respect to damages , as if the contract had been performed . |
| 13 | … the common law says that the damages due either for breach of contract or for tort are damages which , so far as money can compensate will give the injured party reparation for the wrongful act ( Admiralty Commissioners v SS Susquehanna [ 1926 ] AC 655 at p661 ) . |
| 14 | So far as Bragg could see , the man had clearly been killed by a crushing blow to the head . |
| 15 | Because , as far as Juliet could see , there were two ways in which Donna could have received her AB blood group . |
| 16 | As far as Maxim could see nobody followed George through the fading damp light back to Albany , although there was no way to be sure and less way of knowing if he was followed himself not over such a short and crowded distance . |
| 17 | Moreover , in these works one can see the beginnings of Burn 's highly systematised manner of design : the Merchant Maiden and Greenock Custom House had the same strict 1:4 ratio of height to width as Covent Garden while standard scales were , as far as circumstances would allow , adopted for the orders and such things as doorcases . |
| 18 | The old man said they were love songs he had written when young , but they seemed to be by Robert Burns as far as Nigel could remember . |
| 19 | As far as Trent could see , there was no reason at all . |
| 20 | The girl had returned earlier , and prematurely , from the hunt , but was not around as far as Tallis could see . |
| 21 | As far as Jenna could see there was nothing there . |
| 22 | And as far as Folly could remember , there had been no reason to mention the name of the hotel to anyone else — except , of course , the police constable who had taken down her details . |
| 23 | Still , as far as Pete could tell , asleep . |
| 24 | I return to Summerchild , who has retreated as far as laughter will stretch and found nothing . |
| 25 | As far as Lorton could tell , Dougal had n't done a bunk . |
| 26 | The psychiatrist was called Mr Rose and was , as far as Marcus could remember from time to time , medium in height , medium brown in colouring and with a medium tenor voice when he spoke , which was infrequently . |
| 27 | There were a few guards scattered to the side of the road , all armed , no more than six or seven as far as Adam could make out . |
| 28 | And offered , as far as frailty would allow , |
| 29 | I would not be interested in leaving Middlesbrough until I have got Middlesbrough as far as Middlesbrough can go . ’ |
| 30 | Mahmud , as far as Robert could make out , was offering the fat boy a ten-pound note for them . |