Example sentences of "so far [verb] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genetic studies have established that the mutations so far characterized belong to probably four different complementation groups and that some of them are recessive ( 8–15 ) . |
| 2 | Margaret Thatcher 's government so far refuses to listen to these ideas . |
| 3 | Every invasion attempt so far had foundered on France 's naval weakness , but after the end of the Seven Years War in 1763 de Choiseul had put in hand a whole series of reforms . |
| 4 | Nebiolo , who has so far declined to enter into discussions with Jennings and his group , insisted in Stockholm that the IAAF did not have unlimited reserves to pay out prizes and said pointedly : ‘ People are believing things that are not realistic . |
| 5 | As you know , any electromagnetic disturbance ( any change in anything ) propagates with the velocity of light , something we have so far neglected to take into account . |
| 6 | In the past few years Broderick has been faced with a similar , if less epic problem : simply how to grow up on screen , how to graduate from the early ‘ smart kid ’ roles in War Games and Ferris Bueller 's Day Off which have so far intended to resort to a tour of duty in a Vietnam movie or wearing a false moustache in a cop drama to prove their ‘ maturity ’ as actors . |
| 7 | None of the authorities to which I have so far referred dealt with a situation in which a decision was made which directly affected one party , A , and at the same time indirectly affected a second party , B , so as to raise the question : is there any duty in the decision-making authority to be fair towards B ? |
| 8 | Another possibility is that all quasars and BL Lac objects are beamed roughly towards us , and that something else distinguishes them — something that so far remains hidden in the enigmatic central powerhouse . |
| 9 | England international Dixon has been ridiculed by the chant , ‘ if Lee Dixon plays for England , so can I ’ , but has so far refused to talk about it . |
| 10 | BA 's biggest competition so far seems to come from the Germans , who are already at work refurbishing Moscow 's existing international airport , Sheremtyero . |
| 11 | One of the most serious differences in the classifications that have been employed so far have arisen from whether to divide land up by its use ( formal ) or by its activity ( functional ) . |
| 12 | Fourteen of the 23 Group Three games played so far have ended in a draw and they are a point behind joint leaders the Republic and Lithuania . |
| 13 | All the questions so far have related to hypnotherapy in general — whether or not regression forms part of that treatment . |
| 14 | The studies discussed so far have dealt with the effects of insulin deficiency in the experimental diabetic rat on prostacyclin production and the effects of insulin treatment . |
| 15 | The approaches to anti-viral drugs discussed so far have concentrated on interfering with viruses once they have entered cells and the process of infection has begun . |
| 16 | Now my remarks so far have concentrated on the relationships between our three sectors . |
| 17 | The only sizeable donations to WCY so far have come from the US ( $1.4 million ) and West Germany ( $1.3 million ) . |
| 18 | Objections so far have come from the much respected W H Murray , former president of the Scottish Mountaineering Club , who says ‘ From a mountaineering viewpoint , Glen Brittle is one of the most important places in Scotland . |
| 19 | A spokesman said the complaints made so far have tended to be of a civil nature , but added : If we receive a complaint which can be substantiated then we will investigate it . |
| 20 | Short of that , again because much of the legal requirements in risk management so far have centred on this area , the manager with responsibility for health and safety could be a candidate although that would mean extending beyond his or her traditional expertise in physical hazards . |
| 21 | Has anyone else noticed how , in the player interviews in the match programme , everyone so far has said without fail that the funniest player at Elland Road is our Jon . |
| 22 | 2.28 Most of what has been said so far has related to the loss of the principal breadwinner of the dependants . |
| 23 | To reverse this process at a stroke would be impossible , and every compromise suggested so far has foundered in a fearful bog of legal and financial complications . |
| 24 | ‘ People still think all the money goes to Africa but a third of the money raised so far has stayed in Britain , with 1,600 Comic Relief projects over here , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Despite a successful reduction of the budget deficit [ see p. 38020 for 1991 budget ] , the report cautioned that " much of the progress so far has resulted from buoyant economic activity rather than from structural reforms in the economy " and argued in favour of further deregulation of the economy . |
| 26 | Work carried out so far has concentrated on seeking residents ' views on the problems of the estate and discussion on ways of resolving them . |
| 27 | Your work so far has looked at the case studies of three kinds of activities primary , secondary , and tertiary . |
| 28 | The planning so far has taken into account the needs of the strategic company plan and the opportunities for achieving it in terms of products and markets . |
| 29 | Much of the funding so far has come from the US , through the Environmental Protection Agency , the Agency for International Development , and the US World Wide Fund for Nature 's conservation fund . |
| 30 | The only squeak of protest so far has come from a Law Society spokesman , Mr Jeremy Allen , who is also a Nottingham solicitor : ’ An enormous number of people had had their journeys interrupted and it has caused them concern . |