Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | We visited a number of unsuitable lettings as far afield as Dumfriesshire and Loch Rannoch , and eventually settled on a charming Georgian manse in the hamlet of Makerstoun , half-way between Kelso and St Boswells in the Border country , half a mile from the Tweed with , at the bottom of an orchard of Victoria plums , a village school suitable for Alastair and Fiona . |
| 2 | Section 3 of that Act so far as relevant provides : |
| 3 | The word serves to remind us of the importance of that element so far not introduced into the discussion : diplomacy . |
| 4 | The large early building dates to the First , or Old , Temple period and is the best-preserved building of that age so far found in Crete . |
| 5 | The fact that she was worried about her own career seemed to be a matter of little interest as far as Ross was concerned . |
| 6 | It is likewise a matter of unsettled controversy how far the kinds of neuronal mechanisms identified in Aplysia 's non-associative learning could apply to learning in general . |
| 7 | This annual service charge is an object of some suspicion as far as many would-be buyers are concerned , and in some countries there is legislation to protect buyers against developers who set the charge low initially and then raise it excessively later . |
| 8 | The only employee of this company so far is Mr Kravchenko himself . |
| 9 | Where Falstaff has spent his life deceiving others , here he deceives himself , and is thrust out of this medium so far above his resources , social or moral : ‘ I know thee not , old man , fall to thy prayers ’ . |
| 10 | We estimate the cost of this campaign so far has been in excess of £20,000 . |
| 11 | To quote that part of this Act so far as it affects a member of a local authority may be useful . |
| 12 | The bulk of this book so far has been concerned with looking at what happens when people lose something . |
| 13 | Most of this research so far has been done by private companies ( mostly American ) . |
| 14 | There has been little mention of this aspect so far , but it appears that Customs will be empowered to vary the terms by publishing a notice ; that indicates that it will be quite strictly enforced . |
| 15 | The discussion of this chapter so far might perhaps be summed up by noting that Lakatos aimed to give a rationalist account of science but failed , whilst Kuhn denied that he aimed to give a relativist account of science but gave one nevertheless . |
| 16 | But first we briefly state the main result of this chapter so far . |
| 17 | And and and the three thousand nine hundred does n't seem out of this world as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 18 | There are , however , few other examples of this effect so far , so the implications are necessarily tentative . |
| 19 | After Shaw hit her unfortunate pinnacle ( ‘ Puppet On A String ’ ) , she decided not to grow into desperate pantomime but discover the importance of real life as far away from the music business as possible . |
| 20 | One or two stretch the notion of individual guilt so far that they embark on self-mutilation . |
| 21 | All you have to do is stand still , then in a sudden , short burst of activity you chuck this sort of cannon-ball-like object as far as you can . |
| 22 | Nummulites are a giant kind of foraminiferan , an important group of rock-forming organisms as far back as the Carboniferous ( and with ancestors in Cambrian rocks ) , and which still form deep sea oozes today . |
| 23 | With regard to marriage , eighteenth century canon law , which recognized marriage based on verbal contract , found itself in conflict with common law , which denied the validity of such marriages as far as property was concerned . |
| 24 | Cross-references to this appendix are given by italic numbers , ( eg 16 ) From Joseph Conrad , The Secret Sharer On my right hand there were lines of fishing-stakes resembling a mysterious system of half-submerged bamboo fences , incomprehensible in its division of the domain of tropical fishes , and crazy of aspect as if abandoned forever by some nomad tribe of fishermen now gone to the other end of the ocean ; for there was no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could reach ( 1 ) . |
| 25 | And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at . |
| 26 | What is the status of these areas as far as planning goes ? |
| 27 | And if you are a parent yourself , please spare a thought for the mothers of these children so far away . |
| 28 | Claire is one of three patients so far to undergo the procedure under the supervision of consultant orthopaedic surgeon Richard Montgomery . |
| 29 | She is one of three patients so far to undergo the procedure at the hospital , under the supervision of consultant orthopaedic surgeon , Mr Richard Montgomery . |
| 30 | Your present vehicle will fall into one of three categories as far as petrol is concerned . |