Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] that far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ca n't remember that far . |
| 2 | You do n't sail that far down |
| 3 | Well to be honest Ja I ca n't see that far normally from where I live I can see the White Horse bank but it 's shrouded in mist at the moment erm no I ca n't see so I could n't tell you whether there there is snow up there or not . |
| 4 | He knows that we want to hear about his experience of Neighbours — ‘ They asked me to do Neighbours The Cyber Series , but I could n't go that far … feeling what it 's like to be in Jim Robinson 's shirt , what a waste of technology ’ — that we want tales of drugs and tripping , and an outsider 's observations on British cultural mistakes ( the shell suit ) . |
| 5 | I did n't go that far back . |
| 6 | ‘ Let's just hope it does n't go that far . ’ |
| 7 | things or they some wo n't go that far . |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't go that far , ’ she said coolly . |
| 9 | ‘ Mrs Smith is a model and she also runs a shop in Solihull ; coincidence does n't go that far , Miss Adams . ’ |
| 10 | I just ca n't go that far away , not overnight or … |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I would n't go that far . |
| 12 | The latter do not necessarily imply that the infinitive event actually occurs : ( 173 ) Miriam now ordered Pengally to break down the gate , but he said he really could n't go that far . |
| 13 | The sense expressed would therefore be diagrammable as : This is not the case with have , which always carries the implication that this event is actualized : ( 174 ) * Miriam now had Pengally break down the gate , but he said he really could n't go that far . |
| 14 | This does not distinguish have from get , however , as the latter also implies effectual causation : ( 175 ) * Miriam now got Pengally to break down the gate , but he said he really could n't go that far , |
| 15 | Er diary does n't go that far . |
| 16 | Erm we are saying that we certainly could n't go that far , maybe two hundred thousand but we would want to put it back so you will have an equal there in terms of spending . |
| 17 | But anti hunt lobby say they wo n't go that far . |
| 18 | I would n't go that far ! |
| 19 | I would n't go that far . |
| 20 | But it does n't go that far . |
| 21 | There are lots of things I 'd like to buy — such as organic food — but our budget just wo n't stretch that far . ’ |
| 22 | I certainly was Okay wo n't stretch that far you see Okay , well basically you all felt appalling about tutorials and er , yes ? |
| 23 | There was a long pause then Rachel went on , ‘ Ian was n't prepared to put up with that , and I decided if his understanding would n't stretch that far I was better off without him . ’ |
| 24 | Thankfully , it did n't get that far . |
| 25 | Most sociologists , economists and politicians , after all , do n't get that far . |
| 26 | Guide one Wo n't get that far |
| 27 | Chorus Wo n't get that far |
| 28 | cos an old Ford Car wo n't get that far . |
| 29 | ‘ We did n't get that far , ’ Crossley said . |
| 30 | Did n't get that far . |