Example sentences of "only [verb] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment , however , as she stood outside the door she had intended trying before , one trembling hand hesitating over the latch , Isabel could only think as far ahead as the next few minutes . |
| 2 | ‘ We both only got as far as Harwich . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I failed to qualify : Ade Mafe just made it , but only got as far as the semi-final . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | No , he only got this far . |
| 8 | ‘ Where we 're concerned , our religious involvement only goes as far as using images of , say , the Virgin Mary on our sleeves , but it 's not us being disrespectful . |
| 9 | The full extension of the slide only goes as far down as C , but an ‘ E slide ’ gives the low B natural ; the B flat is taken as a ‘ pedal note ’ in the first position of the B flat instrument and the rest of the pedal notes are available down to E , the bottom open string of the string bass . |
| 10 | ‘ Where we 're concerned , our religious involvement only goes as far as using images of , say , the Virgin Mary on our sleeves , but it 's not us being disrespectful . |
| 11 | But it only goes so far . |
| 12 | The dung only penetrated as far as my upper thigh as we struck up the devastated hillside towards Meall a' Choire Leith . |
| 13 | Just what was the object of Barbara 's terror that viewers had only seen so far as a suction cup visible through a circular lens cowl ? |
| 14 | Their attempts to impose conditions on a man like Henry VIII only show how far , in the initial stages , they were turning a blind eye to the implications of their policy . |
| 15 | The highest nobility were only very few in numbers , so that when we speak of their hold upon military commands we must , consciously or not , include those who had inherited relatively low noble rank or who had only risen that far through their own efforts . |
| 16 | ‘ I was only venturing as far as the bathroom , ’ she said with dignity . |
| 17 | Not in those days , not for a good Catholic girl like Mary Moxton , who would only lapse so far , and abortion was a lot further . |
| 18 | ‘ You know , Dorothy , you and I have one thing in common , ’ I remember saying to myself in a Dutch accent , ‘ we both only got as far as Harwich . ’ |
| 19 | I left early before the nuns were awake but I only got as far as Glasgow before I lost my way . ’ |
| 20 | He set off with rucksack and typewriter on a round-the-world trip , but only got as far as New Orleans , where , ever the hopeless romantic , he fell in love with a girl he met on a park bench . |
| 21 | ‘ What 's an 81 anyway , Paul — I though we 'd only got as far as 7b ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 'd only got as far as having a preliminary psyche dissection on Daine , ’ said Trefusis , ‘ but the Yggdrasil probes suggest he had a similar-although far more pronounced — set of personality deformities . |
| 23 | By next morning I 'd only got as far as realising that I had to talk you round . ’ |
| 24 | Even my wharped mind had only got as far as thinking . |
| 25 | REBEL sea captain Jack Lammiman set sail from Whitby on his greatest journey yet to America but only got as far as Scarborough . |
| 26 | He wondered if Slater intended to walk the whole way with him , or whether he was only going as far as the Air Gallery , now only just across the street , where he sometimes went in the afternoons . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not trying to pry , I 'm only wondering how far you 'd have to travel , ’ Angelica explained . |
| 28 | If the model only gets as far as being on its side and then starts to fall , apply opposite lateral cyclic to roll out and back stick to recover . |
| 29 | I said ooh cos I said when I come here we 're always so busy I said I only get as far as er er the kitchen do n't I ? |
| 30 | The last time I travelled from Wick to Dingwall was when the railway only reached as far north as Golspie ; the other portion of the road was an overnight stage-coach journey ; and to accommodate some ladies I took a seat on the top : it was a clear cold night , and the air was keen indeed . |