Example sentences of "far [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing on the radio attracted him so , as a measure against boredom he took out one of the hard mints he always carries and , being a far from self-indulgent character he broke the mint sharply in half intending to eat it slowly . |
| 2 | Although planning has its positive aspects and much is written and debated about improving this side of the system , it has to work with and adapt to economic demand ; when it strays too far from that reality it fails . |
| 3 | Far from commanding respect they were the object of widespread disdain and , although a few magnates became major patrons of the arts , they were in general almost wholly lacking in cultural influence over the wider educated public . |
| 4 | So far in this section we have looked at the present provision of training and at ways of improving the system . |
| 5 | So far in this chapter we have concentrated on only a small selection of the most creative and influential thinkers in theology from Schleiermacher to the turn of the century . |
| 6 | So far in this chapter we have been concerned with the determinants and consequences of collective bargaining structures as they appertain on an inter-country basis at national level . |
| 7 | So far in this chapter we have considered what patterns of gaze and the distribution of pauses can tell us about the kind of units which might be involved in the planning of spontaneous speech . |
| 8 | So far in this chapter I have focused on meaning negotiation as a matter of transaction . |
| 9 | So far in this chapter I have tried to spell out how important it is to be clear where one starts from , where present trends are taking one to , and to be ruthlessly honest about the threats from the competition and from the external environment . |
| 10 | So far in this chapter I have written mainly of adult clients . |
| 11 | So far in this chapter I have been gathering together pieces of analysis . |
| 12 | So far in this book we have emphasized the need for social research to be based on scientific method . |
| 13 | So far in this book we have considered social change in rural England almost entirely in terms of agriculture . |
| 14 | So far in this book we have attempted to deal with some of the basic ‘ building blocks ’ of language : its lexical stock and grammatical structures . |
| 15 | So far in this judgment I have been principally concerned to explain why , as it seems to me , the court has not only the power but the inescapable responsibility of deciding , in that specific context , what is to be done in the interests of her welfare . |