Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | The celebration of the martyr 's anniversary had grown out of the commemoration of the departed dead ; but it soon outgrew the limits of its origins and became far more than the expression of that larger family solidarity which embraced heaven and earth . |
| 2 | The French manufacturers of the Exocet missile , Aerospatiale , had been done a lot of good to by the Falklands imbroglio and reported far better order books . |
| 3 | There they took a different path from the High Elves and wandered far from the mainstream of Elf culture , declaring themselves independent of the Phoenix Throne . |
| 4 | When my parents did eventually reply , their letter was full of the most ordinary details of life in England and seemed far removed from my experiences in the Legion . |
| 5 | Subsequent reports put the numbers of dead and wounded far higher , the opposition daily Madagascar Tribune claiming that 138 people had been killed by the guard , and that , in addition , 40 to 80 corpses had been found in a mass grave . |
| 6 | He worked for the team and scored far more than he missed . |
| 7 | what these reports have shown is that speed is of the essence and such projects should be chosen and approved far more quickly , in time for the researchers to be able to compete with rival projects . |
| 8 | Passengers had saved more than $100 billion on their tickets , and enjoyed far more choice . |
| 9 | We borrowed and spent far more . |
| 10 | He stayed at the deanery and talked far into the night about the needs of Durham and its diocese . |
| 11 | It was chiefly employed for the production of darker shades of wool as well as for dying silk black , and survived far longer than many other naturally derived dyes . |
| 12 | Evans flushed and looked far more embarrassed than he had done at any stage so far . |
| 13 | Yet the ECSC was a very restricted ‘ Europe ’ , which excluded most OEEC members , and fell far short of a full federation . |
| 14 | and saw far flickered messages |
| 15 | His troubles in 1971 , however , were not just the March and his propensity for accidents : the fact was that he was now an experienced F3 driver , known to be quick , but by the nature of the formula was racing against a lot of people who were just beginners and knew far less than he did about the sport . |
| 16 | In the event , the compilation of this review proved to be a far more difficult undertaking than I had anticipated — and took far far longer than it should have done . |
| 17 | The boatman tucked up the skirts of his galabeah , hooked his knees over the gunwale and leaned far back over the side . |
| 18 | Thereafter Heybridge fought well throughout and had far the better of the play . |
| 19 | It was published at the end of 1944 and had far less political impact than his report . |
| 20 | Yet the new role of emperor was held in control by Charles who used it for his own ends , which were often of the highest order and extended far beyond mere materialism . |
| 21 | Policies to contain employment levels affected railway employment in all areas and extended far into the public service sector ; here the greatest loss of Health Service and local authority work to private contractors and hospitals was in the South . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've chased him and waited far too long . |
| 23 | The latter was usually given anyway , but became far more expensive if disagreement rose . |
| 24 | Owen was an older contemporary of Forbes and Darwin , but lived far longer than either of them ( 1804–92 ) ; it is often a good idea to outlive one 's opponents , but Owen 's bête noire was Huxley ( who outlived him ) , and by 1892 the world had become Darwinian and Owen seemed like a living fossil . |
| 25 | Palmer responded that the cut in vessel numbers was a positive move , but fell far short of the ban which remained the objective of the Pacific Island nations . |