Example sentences of "not get far " in BNC.

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1 Alright , you not got far on this
2 ‘ You 're not getting far with that , are you ? ’ said Ron .
3 I 'm not getting far .
4 They did not get far .
5 In many places the wood was too thick and Marian thought that horses would not get far in it .
6 However justifiable its aims , this American arm-twisting did not get far .
7 Besides , the banqueting hall was small and the Collector could not get far .
8 He did not get far .
9 The Ilkley proposal did not get far , and the Worcester course , having been approved , later had validation withdrawn .
10 " I had n't got far .
11 ‘ He 's getting on and he has n't got far .
12 Have a jar , you wo n't get far
13 ‘ He wo n't get far , so if he turns left at these lights we go right , ’ says Mark , but it 's only his sense of humour showing .
14 ‘ There 's no harm done and they did n't get far .
15 We did n't get far , but I really got my teeth into caddying .
16 Whatever the disciplinary practices across the generations , it is plain to see that without a reasonable amount of co-operation and compliance from the child , parents would n't get far in fulfilling their objectives .
17 Did n't get far , because a trigger-happy corporal put a bullet into his head on the spot . ’
18 The police would n't get far without help from public-spirited persons like yourself .
19 Doyle , slightly aggrieved , said , ‘ He ca n't get far , sir .
20 The only occasion when you wo n't get far without it is when the deceased is being sent abroad .
21 But they would n't get far .
22 " You wo n't get far otherwise . "
23 " We could try , but we would n't get far . "
24 He knew he would n't get far , but hoped to find deep water .
25 They did n't get far , of course , but they managed to get out of the prison itself … ’
26 ‘ Ca n't get far without money , you know . ’
27 But he wo n't get far , ’ cried Floy , managing to keep the Tree Spirits in sight .
28 ‘ He wo n't get far , because this is their territory !
29 He wo n't get far with those infinitive verbs he uses at the moment .
30 He rather thought he 'd let him stew for a while ; with the murder investigation on , he could n't get far — or he 'd be a fool to try , and Peckham was no fool .
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