Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] go far when " in BNC.

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1 They had not gone far when again the clerk heard that long , moaning howl .
2 They left the house by the same route by which they had entered , though had not gone far when her escort stopped to exchange a few words with an odd-job man who was undertaking a minor repair near some outbuildings .
3 She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’
4 She set off with only a little food and she had n't gone far when a small boy appeared right in the middle of the road .
5 They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy .
6 She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all .
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