Example sentences of "[verb] n't [vb pp] far [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream . |
2 | Sarah was worried because it was getting late , and when at last she was out of the hospital she started walking quickly towards Clerkenwell , but she had n't gone far before a hackney cab drew up . |
3 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
4 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy . |
7 | She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all . |