Example sentences of "had [not/n't] [vb pp] as far [conj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 They had not got as far as Bamburgh , being warned by scouts of an English reinforcement army from Newcastle on the march northwards , which could have caused complications .
3 That day , by way of the radio popolo the news of the rastrellamento spread like wildfire , but it had not spread as far as Eric 's farm .
4 We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland .
5 They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan .
6 ‘ I had n't thought as far as that , ’ she said , quivering .
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