Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment , however , as she stood outside the door she had intended trying before , one trembling hand hesitating over the latch , Isabel could only think as far ahead as the next few minutes . |
| 2 | Not in those days , not for a good Catholic girl like Mary Moxton , who would only lapse so far , and abortion was a lot further . |
| 3 | The party could only go as far as the unions would allow and their influence was apparent at all levels . |
| 4 | ‘ We will only go as far as suggesting some of the market leaders like Sage and Pegasus , then we let the customers decide ’ . |
| 5 | Teddy refuses to be drawn on his early life and will only go as far back as the Biggin Hill Air Fair of June this year when Anita and Bob Armstrong ‘ adopted ’ him . |
| 6 | Some of the migrants may only go as far as southern Europe . |
| 7 | And you could only go as far as the money would go , could n't you ? |
| 8 | Grammar , as I pointed out in the preceding chapter , can only go so far . |
| 9 | Sanitary legislation could only go so far in monitoring personal health ; what was vital was a popular campaign stressing the individual 's own responsibility to observe the rules of health . |
| 10 | Well there 's the gate , he can only go so far with the gate anyway , so it wo n't really matter yeah yeah you ought to see all the pegs at the back of me fridge |
| 11 | We can only go so far as union negotiators . |
| 12 | Could only get as far as the kitchen . |
| 13 | Floristry comes cheaper , and I knew Gran 's money would only stretch so far . ’ |
| 14 | A groove 7 isolates the laser section from the FET section of the vapor and need only extend as far as layer 5 . |
| 15 | We have just been advised that the study of the proposed L.R.T. system has now been completed , and that this has resulted in a proposal that the L.R.T. lines will only extend as far as Dundonald . |
| 16 | We will make the ( questionable ? ) assumption that in most other areas prices do not deviate too far from marginal cost , in which case marginal cost in this sector is a relevant ideal . |
| 17 | An example of this has already appeared in Holland , where the Minister of Justice refused to approve policy allowing lesbians and gays to adopt children , arguing that Holland should not deviate so far from general European policy . |
| 18 | Provided the landlord ensured that his serfs ' poll-tax did not fall too far into arrears , he was left to his own devices . |
| 19 | ‘ Let's not jump too far ahead , ’ she said in a voice that was not quite steady . |
| 20 | It is often a good idea to have several small aquaria instead of one larger one , as it is easier to see the animals and to study them when they are in a small volume of water : they can not swim so far or so fast . |
| 21 | Lucien could not see very far in front of himself because of the tablecloth over his face and was unaware of the bewildered and amused glances he received from passing house staff . |
| 22 | ‘ But one can not see greatly far down . |
| 23 | It was important that the brigade did not move too far forward too soon . |
| 24 | Roffman and Purdy list a number of new film genres that developed during these years but the vast majority of individual films mentioned did not move very far from what was becoming a stock depiction of the city with its gangsters , ‘ modern ’ women , and venal politicians and lawyers . |
| 25 | A concept of knowing well which rejects stereotyping can not move very far from the experience which generates the knowledge . |
| 26 | I can assure you that the Council will not move very far without consulting representatives of all the interested parties , including the institutes of education ’ . |
| 27 | Generally speaking , people did not move very far . |
| 28 | For the most part , however , the labouring classes did not move very far . |
| 29 | Plenty of people in Donegal , Cavan and Monaghan would be delighted , as they would not have so far to go to buy drinks , groceries and cigarettes . |
| 30 | But he was only young then , about thirty , and he did not have so far to fall . |