Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Directly across the channel was another , bigger bay , a long curving stretch of lovely white sand , with above it a sweep of green turf and bracken rising as far as the dark circle of the broch . |
| 2 | This is by far the biggest task Miss Cassan , 26 , has yet tackled , but she has shown both ability and determination to get this far . |
| 3 | For them freedom and self-reliance seem very far away . |
| 4 | Nonetheless , the limits of the state 's autonomy would seem to be very wide , and Block goes so far as to postulate a ‘ tipping mechanism ’ which could allow the state to take a social formation away from the capitalist mode of production . |
| 5 | It was eight days since they had last lain on the bed together , and sex seemed as far away now as then . |
| 6 | Since March the dogs have competed in a mixture of open and championship shows as far afield as Leeds , Doncaster and Stafford and the occasional show close to home . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope that the energy and drive displayed so far by this member , is only a taste of what is to come . |
| 8 | Up to the mid-1980s , there was a sharp distinction between most time and sight accounts as far as personal customers were concerned ( i.e. at the retail level ) : time accounts paid interest whereas sight accounts did not . |
| 9 | I 've spent a lot of time and effort getting this far . |
| 10 | Families of genes with multiple copies are numerous in all animals and plant studied so far . |