Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] far [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The CDU would not let economic planning be taken as far as the SPD favoured , farmers protested against cuts in agricultural subsidies and defence cuts could not go far because of fears of weakening NATO . |
3 | If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work . |
4 | I had not gone far before the rain started and it soon became a sluicing downpour that never abated all day . |
5 | They had not gone far when again the clerk heard that long , moaning howl . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | These short waves can not travel far because they bounce off even small objects . |
8 | Such high frequencies can not travel far because they are rapidly absorbed by floorboards , undergrowth , or even by the air itself , particularly if it is foggy or misty . |
9 | We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
12 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |
13 | 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 . |
14 | They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy . |
15 | She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all . |