Example sentences of "[pers pn] got [adv] far [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I got as far as Grantchester and I thought , fuck it , yes , why not ?
2 I got as far as unpacking my summer wear … ! ! ’
3 At the Moravian Church we had fine Advent hymns , and once I got as far as Bunyan Meeting and heard theirs .
4 I got as far as nine .
5 The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises .
6 I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year .
7 When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in .
8 I got as far as Birmingham , and then was called into the manager 's office .
9 Lastly , I got as far as Mansfield last night , on my way to the Villa match .
10 I thought I was quite a reasonable driver , I got as far as running at the front in World Sports Car Championships erm finished on the podium several times in International Formula Three erm
11 ‘ If you got as far as Spargo 's you must have seen him go under the scaffolding . ’
12 Never mind you got as far as you could , so at least you got that far Deirdre .
13 You got as far as you were at the wedding
14 But among all these doubts it had not occurred to her that if she got as far as 42b Milvain Street , and rang the bell , Edward would not open the door .
15 She got as far as the bathroom and was half undressed when the doorbell rang , making her start .
16 She got as far as the other side of the wide bed before being dragged back and pinned beneath fitzAlan 's forceful weight for the second time that night .
17 Yes we got that far but we did n't get any names not ya .
18 And this morning we got as far as did n't we ?
19 ‘ The Welsh name for the bridge over there , ’ said Beuno , gesturing , ‘ means ‘ the place where the milk was spilt ’ because one year the nuns ' cow went dry and they had to go down to the village to beg for some , and they got this far and then one of them dropped it . ’
20 They they fix it up with wires and they got so far and as the tide rise , cos the ship come up and they take 'em out and take 'em to the dock , take 'em out with a heavy crane .
21 They said they would send it , they got so far as taking her address , but she changed her mind , she wanted to wear it that night .
22 They got as far as Eldinhope at the head of St Mary 's Loch before the early November dark made following the tracks of even five hundred difficult ; and the Regent and Ramsay spent the night in that remote peel-tower of a Scott laird .
23 They got as far as ‘ I 'm a Forrester , I score for Leeds , I hate Man U and I hate Chel-sea ’ , plus the line ‘ I put on women 's clothing , like Eric Cantona ’ .
24 He got as far as the lawn , just out there , and then he stopped and stood , seemingly just staring at the house .
25 He got as far as lifting his head and getting one shoulder off the seat , but then collapsed back onto the leather , and let his eyes close .
26 He got as far as twelve , then he looked puzzled .
27 He got as far as Rugby before he was caught .
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