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Example sentences of "but [not/n't] far " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It is now to be seen in a deserted spot , not actually by the river but not far from it , on high ground by a little-used minor road .
2	He was not dead , but not far off dead — and 't was said he 'd never be the same again .
3	As you knit , the needles that are selected to tuck move forward of the needlebed far enough to collect the yarn , but not far enough for the stitch on the needle to go behind the latch and knit off .
4	That is , they will move forward far enough to collect a loop of yarn ( if we were knitting ) , but not far enough for a stitch to go behind the latch and knit .
5	‘ Maastricht went too far for public opinion , but not far enough to allow Europe to deal effectively with the problems it faces , such as Yugoslavia , ’ says an exasperated German official .
6	Distinctly I heard the pop of gunfire , one , two , three shots , not nearby , but not far away either .
7	Usually in open country fairly near fresh water , but not far up in hills or in towns ; nests colonially in holes excavated in sand and gravel banks .
8	When they saw us they pursued us , but not far , for it was growing dusk .
9	The move was far enough in suggest the future transfer of greater validation responsibility in institutions , but not far enough to suggest the degree of autonomy that many of the polytechnic directors had sought .
10	My argument is that statecentrism , whether in its directly state-centrist form or in indirect forms , takes us quite far but not far enough .
11	She 's moved , but not far .
12	So I would say that the North Yorkshire er figure in summary , goes in the right direction but not far enough .
13	But not far away stand other hills to which I do not lift my eyes .
14	But not far behind in the firing line are welfare-dependent single-parent families , now so used to being vilified it seems time to offer a blindfold and last cigarette .