Example sentences of "[verb] far [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | His reserve broke before he had got far and he revealed his own grievance . |
| 2 | ‘ He went far because he 's so correct he never upset anybody , ’ was the general opinion she heard later . |
| 3 | We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream . |
| 4 | Nor had they gone far before she was forced to stand still and stare up at tall tree-ferns , their gracefully curving fronds sheltering the path like a row of lofty umbrellas . |
| 5 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
| 6 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |
| 7 | If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work . |
| 8 | He could n't believe that it would have wandered far when it had n't even been outside the stable for such a long time . |
| 9 | There is unlikely to be a Day of the Jackal in Baghdad , therefore , Iraq is a closed society , and no hawk-faced marksman will get far if he tries to stalk Saddam . |
| 10 | These short waves can not travel far because they bounce off even small objects . |
| 11 | Such high frequencies can not travel far because they are rapidly absorbed by floorboards , undergrowth , or even by the air itself , particularly if it is foggy or misty . |