Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | ... Alex loved a verbal fight … but he was generally canny enough not to go too far . |
| 2 | Sir James and the prison cell were simply a warning not to go too far , not to presume too much on our present weakness . ’ |
| 3 | The wise use of police discretion and the genuine effort not to go too far in their protest on the part of the pickets and demonstrators is the formula for resolution of this aspect of conflict . |
| 4 | Take care not to go too far ! |
| 5 | But the only other guidance necessary is to say : be as funny as it is in you to be but be careful not to go too far . |
| 6 | Jokes with the younger farm-hands who were wise enough not to go too far with the granddaughter of the boss . |
| 7 | Possibly they are priests or temple attendants wearing animal masks : the Minoan religion had certainly not developed so far that such things were incongruous . |
| 8 | Primitive , that is pre-literate , societies of the present period also exhibit restrictions on the instincts , but have less physical security because technology has not developed so far . |
| 9 | Thus , although non-Muslim monotheists , like the Christians and the Jews , had not travelled as far along the road to truth as the Muslims , they were travelling in the same direction . |
| 10 | We will make the ( questionable ? ) assumption that in most other areas prices do not deviate too far from marginal cost , in which case marginal cost in this sector is a relevant ideal . |
| 11 | An example of this has already appeared in Holland , where the Minister of Justice refused to approve policy allowing lesbians and gays to adopt children , arguing that Holland should not deviate so far from general European policy . |
| 12 | Pebbles had not come this far to capitulate now , and at the wire she was a long-looking neck to the good . |
| 13 | Ah 've not come this far just to put my tail between my legs … |
| 14 | Provided the landlord ensured that his serfs ' poll-tax did not fall too far into arrears , he was left to his own devices . |
| 15 | There is only one equation we have not considered so far and that is eqn ( 4.3 ) , which will probably look more familiar in another form . |
| 16 | These punctilios , which help to moderate tempers and maintain the dignity of the courts , are admirable if not carried too far ; but legal writings need not be encumbered in this way . |
| 17 | However , lack of cover leads to the birds feeling insecure so they tend not to stray too far from the hen house . |
| 18 | Better to eat off an orange box and get pleasure from a plant than to spend the money on a cheap and nasty table which is going to be an unsatisfactory stopgap Save money and effort right at the start by sorting out priorities — which should include enjoying the room you live in — and try not to stray too far from your original objectives . |
| 19 | The idealism of this approach is obvious , and it is not pursued very far . |
| 20 | ‘ Let's not jump too far ahead , ’ she said in a voice that was not quite steady . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ There are so many tournaments to go before the Ryder Cup , and quite honestly I 'm not looking that far forward . |
| 22 | However , unlike with the front kick , the fact you have leaned back means that your centre of gravity is not thrust so far forwards , and you can at least land comparatively lightly . |
| 23 | However , even by the middle years of the nineteenth century an industrial city like Manchester had not expanded so far as to prevent its mill workers walking in the country on Sundays . |
| 24 | It is often a good idea to have several small aquaria instead of one larger one , as it is easier to see the animals and to study them when they are in a small volume of water : they can not swim so far or so fast . |
| 25 | The study of industry by economic historians has progressed apace , but the understanding of industry in its landscape has not advanced very far . |
| 26 | If my readers still doubt this let them consider the situation as we find it among societies which have not advanced as far as we have , for instance , among the aborigines of Central Australia . |
| 27 | No he 's not saying that , he 's not going that far because he 's not talking about all religions . |
| 28 | If you 're not going as far you 're going slower and then you take that up a level all right |
| 29 | There was a twist to his mouth which , though not going so far as to be a smile , showed some amusement . |
| 30 | Even then , he had not got as far as thinking what would be the music that introduced the News and all at once the screen was filled with a picture of his own house , a picture that nearly jolted him out of his skin . |