Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] far [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's not jump too far ahead , ’ she said in a voice that was not quite steady . |
| 2 | ‘ But one can not see greatly far down . |
| 3 | It was important that the brigade did not move too far forward too soon . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , this weighty tome does not go nearly far enough into this fascinating world of the interrelationships that ants have with the plants and other animals in their day-to-day business of running the world : Rather , we have a specialised symposium that concentrates on the largely negative aspects of viewing some of the world 's most fascinating species only as anthropogenic pests . |
| 5 | All these three new developments are in the direction which this book advocates , but they do not go nearly far enough . |
| 6 | Yet Ministers only received £5000 and Permanent Secretaries in the civil service £3500 , and the Treasury were naturally concerned that public sector industries should not get too far out of line . |