Example sentences of "only [adv] far [conj] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Suppose it is clear that convention does not dictate an answer either way in McLoughlin : convention requires that precedents be followed , but only so far as a new case is like the precedents in relevant facts , and no past case has decided whether damages must be awarded for emotional injury away from the accident 's scene . |
| 2 | It is also likely that the ads for the more expensive and unusual products will be of greater general interest than those for the cheap day-to-day items : it is quite tempting to study in detail an ad for an expensive car , or browse through the ‘ houses for sale ’ columns , even if you aspire only as far as a second-hand Escort and have no intention of moving house within the next 10 years . |
| 3 | Then he strode away — but only as far as the corner of the hearing room , temporarily out of range of the television cameras . |
| 4 | They got only as far as the gate of Cell Block 6B . |
| 5 | The French government acceded to her request that she be buried at Malmaison , but her son was permitted to accompany the funeral only as far as the frontier between France and Switzerland . |
| 6 | ‘ No , sir , only as far as the actual competition , which they organize . |
| 7 | Whilst most modern witch covens can be traced back only as far as the revival stimulated by Gerald Gardner and the repeal of the Witchcraft Acts in the 1950s , there still exist traditional covens which date back much further . |
| 8 | The direct influence of the LLP extended only as far as the metropolitan boundary at Bethnal Green ; the West Ham Labour Party was autonomous . |
| 9 | Local government capital expenditure is ‘ cash limited ’ , but current expenditure is cash limited only as far as the overall total of the Rate Support Grant ( RSG ) 3 is concerned . |
| 10 | The tendency to see only as far as the limit of particular function . |
| 11 | Perhaps the notice could be altered to indicate that the path leads only as far as the river . |
| 12 | ‘ The evidence extends only as far as the lower scapula , does it not ’ He could have been wearing an off-the-shoulder toga . ’ |