Example sentences of "[vb pp] far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During other eruptions , power crystals forged in the deep magma were scattered far and wide across the lava plains , sometimes killing the harvesters . |
| 2 | There were only a few other cars in the lay-by at Walbury Hill and their occupants had scattered far and wide . |
| 3 | The country 's rulers were , after all , running scared : the American colonies had declared their independence in 1776 in dangerously democratic terms ; the writings of Tom Paine were being disseminated far and wide ; and , most threatening of all , there was every chance that the Jacobin ideas of the French Revolution of 1789 might take firm root in English soil . |
| 4 | The way in which royal messengers allegedly searched far and wide for a suitable bride ignores the likelihood that the union with Emma was motivated purely by political considerations , while the statement that they sent other sons to Normandy to be educated is a misleading reference to the exile of Emma 's offspring by Æthelred . |
| 5 | ‘ The result was broadcast far and wide and never again did the mighty Pargeter grace Darlington 's pitches , ’ says Taylor . |
| 6 | His reserve broke before he had got far and he revealed his own grievance . |
| 7 | With their nearest rival , Tesco , they 've become far and away the most popular places to do the weekly shop . |
| 8 | To be sure , we had a great Empire — we British had conquered far and wide . |
| 9 | These formed far and away the largest group in the population of Europe , and it is the evidence that their numbers were expanding rapidly which offers the most substantial proof that the population of western Christendom as a whole was rising at this time . |
| 10 | A short time later they were making their way along the road that led beyond the property , and had not travelled far before Silas turned the minibus along a side-road that led towards the boundary . |
| 11 | ‘ We have travelled far and need good beds to sleep in and some food to eat . ’ |
| 12 | Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail … for Swindon … they 've travelled far and wide … some cynics thought they 'd never find it … |
| 13 | Archaeological records do not even mention Abraham , though is story fits well into what is known of his times ; but Omri was known far and wide to later generations . |
| 14 | Northampton was another elegant county town and regional market centre and was known far and wide for its horse fairs . |
| 15 | Corinthian aryballoi are found far and wide , especially in Sicily and Italy , where Corinth long dominated trade and was early involved in colonisation . |
| 16 | He has ranged far and wide , amongst the writings of Richard Burton , Richard Llewellyn and P.G . |
| 17 | With constantly changing membership , chairmanship and recording practices , it is impossible to discern a clear linear development of its thought and resolutions , though its discussions have ranged far and wide through such issues as : ( 1 ) the desirability of RBL |
| 18 | A distinguished and powerful draughtsman , Julian has ranged far and wide both in this country and abroad for his landscapes , from the extremely colourful Devil 's Dyke to the bold but featureless Birling Gap . |
| 19 | The molluscan egg develops into a larva , a minuscule animated globule striped with a band of cilia , which is swept far and wide by ocean currents before , after several weeks , it changes its shape , grows a shell and settles down . |
| 20 | We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream . |
| 21 | Sarah was worried because it was getting late , and when at last she was out of the hospital she started walking quickly towards Clerkenwell , but she had n't gone far before a hackney cab drew up . |
| 22 | I had not gone far before the rain started and it soon became a sluicing downpour that never abated all day . |
| 23 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
| 24 | Nor had they gone far before she was forced to stand still and stare up at tall tree-ferns , their gracefully curving fronds sheltering the path like a row of lofty umbrellas . |
| 25 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |
| 26 | She set off with only a little food and she had n't gone far when a small boy appeared right in the middle of the road . |
| 27 | They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy . |
| 28 | They had not gone far when again the clerk heard that long , moaning howl . |
| 29 | She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all . |
| 30 | They left the house by the same route by which they had entered , though had not gone far when her escort stopped to exchange a few words with an odd-job man who was undertaking a minor repair near some outbuildings . |