Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] far north " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington . |
| 2 | ‘ That is why I have come so far north on the ice . ’ |
| 3 | Ravens Corvus corax and snowy owls Nyctea scandiaca ( Watson , 1957 ) are among the hardiest residents ; snowy owls have been reported as far north as 82N on Ellesmere Island in winter ( Gessaman , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | Ivory was certainly carried as far north as York during Anglo-Saxon times . |
| 5 | The GC was completely lifted as far north as Duckmanton North Junction , leaving a single track in use to serve Arkwright colliery via the LD & EC curves . |
| 6 | In July 1893 , one was caught as far north as the Firth of Forth . |
| 7 | Significantly their arrival coincided with the first wave of summer visitors in more southerly parts of Britain , including wheatears reported as far north as Staffordshire . |
| 8 | With the increased comfort and greater operational range more ambitious patrols could now be carried out and Venturous began to be seen as far north as Islay on the west coast and the Tyne on the east coast . |
| 9 | The low cliffs were the key to the puzzle : we had been searching too far north . |
| 10 | Sorry I do n't think even the BBC could look that far North after all they 're having probs seing past London and Scumchester . |
| 11 | The last time I travelled from Wick to Dingwall was when the railway only reached as far north as Golspie ; the other portion of the road was an overnight stage-coach journey ; and to accommodate some ladies I took a seat on the top : it was a clear cold night , and the air was keen indeed . |
| 12 | Besides , you a never tell this far north — it 's probably dark out there . |
| 13 | He wondered in passing what Mr Ryan might be doing so far north ; perhaps seeking to expand his chain of hat shops ? |
| 14 | It is found as far north as Mexico and as far south as southern Brazil . |
| 15 | Further off in that direction , on the site of the modern village of Makroteichos , there were Minoan houses and traces of Minoan houses have been found as far north as Palaiomilo , some 600 metres north of the temple precinct : beyond this area was the northern cemetery of Zafer Papoura . |
| 16 | Brown soils of this level of maturity are found as far north as Devon Island ( 75°30'N ) in the Canadian Arctic , forming mosaics with polar desert soils ( Walker and Peters , 1977 ) . |
| 17 | The seal wanted to race south and burn off all her blubber , but she knew the penguin was scared , so she swam in lazy circles around the ice raft , singing and talking and giving the penguin names for all the new birds they saw , birds too canny to fly as far north as the Pole for fear of freezing . |
| 18 | So , by measuring the height of the sun , they could tell how far north or south of the Equator ( an imaginary line round the middle of the earth ) they were . |
| 19 | Yeah , so you 'd anticipate some coming in on the A fifty nine , if you went that far north , |
| 20 | Well as John said wet and windy everywhere unless you go very far north but those people up at Ayr it 's gon na be cold so you ca n't have everything . |
| 21 | No further colonization could be attempted while the war with Spain went on , partly because ships bound for the North American seacoast were forced by the prevailing winds to go uncomfortably far north or dangerously close to the Spanish settlement in the south , but interest revived after peace was made with Spain in 1604 . |
| 22 | The aim was to have a ‘ Bantu paper in every province from the Cape to the Congo ’ — a clear indication of the fact that white settlers in Southern Africa regarded their sphere of influence and authority over Africans as legitimately extending that far north . |
| 23 | I have no doubt myself that in the expansion of land to the west , er D thirty nine , and possibly D forty would , and I think that his comment that development should not extend so far north is relevant . |
| 24 | Support for the aged warrior extended as far north as Angouleme and seemed to present a serious threat to Frankish rule in Aquitaine . |
| 25 | In some winters it extends as far north as the limit of cold Antarctic surface waters , i.e. to the Antarctic Convergence , particularly in the Pacific and Atlantic sectors of the ocean . |
| 26 | Who would imagine we 'd get this kinda heatwave this far north ? ’ |