Example sentences of "do [adv] go 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 | They were simple people who did n't go far from Cornwall . |
5 | A rise in numbers would by itself help to explain why the upper classes were looking for new and wider choice of occupation ; it does not go far towards explaining the popularity of Cîteaux . |
6 | The 31-year-old ex-paratrooper 's prize for retaining his title at Wembley on Saturday night was £10,000 , which does not go far for a full-time body builder who downs half a dozen eggs after his breakfast cereal and eight to 10 chicken breasts a day when ‘ bulking up ’ . |
7 | ‘ Which does n't go far beyond maim , raze , kill at the best of times , if you remember , ’ Rosheen said . |