Example sentences of "did not [vb infin] far [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | They lived frugally off a diet of porridge and lentils and beans and yogurt ; they drank a little beer , making it spin out ; they shared book-buying ; they were both entirely confined to their grants , which did not go far in London , and could not be supplemented with holiday earnings , for these had vanished with the oil crisis . |
2 | Their cheer did not go far in the brittle morning air but it pleased her . |
3 | She was slightly agoraphobic and did not go far from home on her own . |
4 | Like all cultural movements during NEP , its influence did not extend far beyond the towns . |
5 | Her own world did not extend far beyond the boundaries of the Burrows ; central Scaraby was still largely alien territory to her . |
6 | The bank did not extend far in either direction . |
7 | The main gathering of scholars was at Charles ' court , and it seems clear that there was a conscious attempt to restore classical glories , even though much of this did not percolate far beyond the royal circle of intimates . |
8 | I continued to work in the bank and to give lessons , and did not venture far from the village on my bicycle except on the bank 's business . |
9 | The daylight did not penetrate far into the room where only his desk lamp was lit . |
10 | They were simple people who did n't go far from Cornwall . |
11 | Cos they they did n't live far from me , I did know her by sight . |
12 | And then we she got married we still kept in touch with one another and I got married and we did n't live far from one another . |