Example sentences of "n't get far " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I had n't got far . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's getting on and he has n't got far . |
| 3 | Have a jar , you wo n't get far |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's no harm done and they did n't get far . |
| 6 | We did n't get far , but I really got my teeth into caddying . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Did n't get far , because a trigger-happy corporal put a bullet into his head on the spot . ’ |
| 9 | The police would n't get far without help from public-spirited persons like yourself . |
| 10 | Doyle , slightly aggrieved , said , ‘ He ca n't get far , sir . |
| 11 | The only occasion when you wo n't get far without it is when the deceased is being sent abroad . |
| 12 | But they would n't get far . |
| 13 | " You wo n't get far otherwise . " |
| 14 | " We could try , but we would n't get far . " |
| 15 | He knew he would n't get far , but hoped to find deep water . |
| 16 | They did n't get far , of course , but they managed to get out of the prison itself … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Ca n't get far without money , you know . ’ |
| 18 | But he wo n't get far , ’ cried Floy , managing to keep the Tree Spirits in sight . |
| 19 | ‘ He wo n't get far , because this is their territory ! |
| 20 | He wo n't get far with those infinitive verbs he uses at the moment . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | What was so terrible about last night that you ca n't get far enough away from it ? |
| 23 | ROBBIE I tried , but I did n't get far . |
| 24 | ‘ He wo n't get far . |
| 25 | Out of the whole mess , Curtis took consolation from two factors — wounded and losing blood , the bastard would n't get far on foot , and into the bargain he had lost his knife — already on its way to Forensic , who would doubtless prove it to have been the murder weapon with which he had butchered his victims . |
| 26 | This must have been the only totally calm day of our whole trip so we did n't get far , but it was very relaxing trailing fingers in the water and enjoying the sun ( NB water too cold to swim ! ) . |
| 27 | That would n't get far with Mahmoud , who , strict Muslim that he was , drank only coffee . |