Example sentences of "not [vb infin] far [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I walk upstream ; upstream because I can wade to the other bank if I need to and any disturbance will not carry far against the current . |
| 3 | In future , ministers need not look far for a way to bridge working relationships between central and local government . |
| 4 | But it can not stray far from water . |
| 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 | When intellectual influences of this sort have to be considered by the general historian , he can not go far for himself . |
| 8 | One or two turns would probably suffice and anyway the money would not go far at this year 's prices . |
| 9 | She was slightly agoraphobic and did not go far from home on her own . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Their cheer did not go far in the brittle morning air but it pleased her . |
| 12 | A buyer for the long haul would not skate far past the optimal point and towards bankruptcy costs . |
| 13 | In many places the wood was too thick and Marian thought that horses would not get far in it . |
| 14 | Like all cultural movements during NEP , its influence did not extend far beyond the towns . |
| 15 | Her own world did not extend far beyond the boundaries of the Burrows ; central Scaraby was still largely alien territory to her . |
| 16 | The bank did not extend far in either direction . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The daylight did not penetrate far into the room where only his desk lamp was lit . |
| 19 | Deep-sea fish and whales have little or no light by day or by night , because the sun 's rays can not penetrate far below the surface . |