Example sentences of "only [vb past] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We both only got as far as Harwich . ’ |
| 2 | Walter claims to have journeyed as a student to Nepal ( 'did n't everyone ? ' ) for purification , but Vivien reminds him that he only got as far as Ostend . |
| 3 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 4 | She ought to unpack , but she only got as far as getting out Ricky 's photograph in its blue silk frame and putting it beside the bed . |
| 5 | Nik Cohn , that indefatigable chronicler of popular culture , set out to walk Broadway in its entirety — but he only got as far as 42nd Street . |
| 6 | No , he only got this far . |
| 7 | The railway only went as far as Achnasheen in 1876 . |
| 8 | Our sense of adventure only went so far and we relied on them to make the decisions . |
| 9 | ‘ Gentrification ’ only went so far in most of the Sussex towns . |
| 10 | But this ‘ feminization ’ only went so far : ‘ Still only boys for singers ? |