Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not want to travel far on his first journey ; he would leave the darker , more mysterious corridors until later when he had built up enough courage . |
| 2 | It was clear that Hannah would not consider moving far from her native heath and after lengthy deliberations , settled on a cottage in Cotherstone which stands five miles away from Low Birk Hatt at one of the entrances to Baldersdale . |
| 3 | Ceauşescu 's family and favourites have gone , but their places have generally been taken by the prominent figures of the new regime — some of whom have not had to move far . |
| 4 | The first living organism can not have followed far behind . |
| 5 | But they did not have to search far for the Bishop 's secretary : as soon as he saw the pageant wagon , he bore down on it . |
| 6 | He can not have gone far . |
| 7 | Some men may not have gone far from their original homes , but others were willing to seek their fortune at a distance : the London merchant class was recruited from every part of the country , including the far North ( 104 , pp.210–12 , 389–92 ) . |
| 8 | When there are many dislocations they do not have to move far before two or more dislocations meet . |
| 9 | ‘ You would not have got far ! ’ he said grimly . |
| 10 | Endill did not have to look far for whoever was to meet him as there was only one person on the platform . |
| 11 | Some marine algae , no doubt , managed to live on the edges of the seas , rimming the beaches and boulders with green , but they could not have spread far beyond the splash zone , for they would have dried out and died . |
| 12 | My intention , however , was not to explore but to hunt , and I did not intend to penetrate far into the Danakil country . |