Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] too far " in BNC.
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1 | Near the cities of New Zealand 's Mainland ( as the proud inhabitants of South Island like to refer to their part of the country ) you can enjoy your flying at Christchurch Airport with the Canterbury Aero Club , or not too far away at Ashburton , perhaps , piloting the Pipers of the Mid-Canterbury Aero Club . |
2 | He and Henry met at Yarramalong ( ask Robert the population , and he just laughs ) — a sparse town north-west of Sydney , 40 minutes from the coast and not too far from the Hunter Valley ( prime wine-making country ) . |
3 | It 's an anomaly that a ) we want the parabear to descend safely and not too far distant , while b ) we have to rely on a fair breeze to elevate the lifting kite and carry the droppable load . |
4 | Joan also hesitated to go to the Home Office as her father was a senior civil servant in line for further promotion and not too far from retirement . |
5 | Something was moving in the night , and not too far from where they lay . |
6 | However , they can not depart too far from it ; men can be swayed by beliefs , but not too far . |
7 | ‘ You will have guessed the first , ’ he resumed , masticating the thick coils of smoke , ‘ namely that I wished to inculcate you a little further in the understanding of my true nature , a little further but not too far — keep 'em guessing is my motto . |
8 | Or perhaps earlier when someone had first suggested Morocco , and she had thought of it as somewhere different but not too far from Spain . |
9 | They took the little house two doors away from Ken and Rhoda ; her own to play with , to sweep and dust and arrange as she liked , and meals for two to cook at her discretion , and her father and grandmother just down the road so she had both a respite from them and could keep an eye on them , not too close but not too far . |