Example sentences of "far [prep] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court did not however think that it fell so far below what might properly be imposed by way of sentence so as to justify the Court in interfering so as to increase the sentence . |
| 2 | Johnson commented : ‘ Obviously I hope the cup victory over Oldham will have helped my chances , but there 's no hint so far of what might be happening . ’ |
| 3 | Soon after the introduction of GREAs the government recognized a danger that some authorities might use them as targets , with the consequence that some authorities spending below their GREAs might be encouraged to spend more , while those spending far above them might find the task of cutting back to GREA level too difficult . |
| 4 | In 1988 , the procedures were more open although still far from what could be described as ‘ democratic ’ . |
| 5 | Verbal abuse in the streets , broken windows and ‘ Russians go home ’ graffiti are common , and things came to a head recently in Perleberg , not far from what used to be the West/East German border . |
| 6 | Everyone involved at this period put in time and effort far beyond what might have been predicted . |
| 7 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 8 | But the co-ordinating and overseeing role of the CPSU at all levels of Soviet society , and its bureaucratic control , went far beyond what would be expected in a liberal democracy . |
| 9 | This second volume contains , besides several ingenious smaller pieces , written on particular occasions , The Unhappy Father , a tragedy , with three acts of a second play , written at the request of a friend , in about a fortnight , and some letters of this extraordinary young woman , which have a solidity in them far beyond what could be expected from one of her years , and so destitute of the advantages of education … |
| 10 | This suggested effects far beyond what could be accounted for by lung cancer deaths alone . |
| 11 | What you did went far beyond what can be acceptable to the rule of law . |
| 12 | Beyond this point he would observe something very strange : the area of the spherical surface would decrease , until when he had travelled twice as far to he would find that it had shrunk to nothing . |
| 13 | As far at I could judge it , the general feeling among the present day staff is that there have been some gains to both the prisoners and the system , and some losses , but the gains have been bought dearly and slowly and the losses may be irreversible . |