Example sentences of "[vb past] to get [adv] far [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's taken longer than I thought to get as far as this . |
| 2 | Severus managed to get as far as the Montrose region and perhaps briefly beyond that : tantalizingly , in 1869 labourers on the Duke of Sutherland 's railway extension to Helmsdale and ultimately to Thurso in distant Caithness unearthed a collection of Roman bronze coins in a region never held and supposedly never reached by imperial forces . |
| 3 | Edgar managed to get as far as the door . |
| 4 | ‘ Had to get as far as possible from the wife , ’ the man answered . |
| 5 | By the time we worked it loose and got aboard again , Dennis 's initial fit had passed , but he was still adamant that he wanted to get as far as the Thames . |