Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] gone [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 I had not gone far before the rain started and it soon became a sluicing downpour that never abated all day .
2 But I have n't gone really as I hoped cos I 'd envisaged having the membership list with sort of names of who 'll make cakes , who 'll help on the stall and then know who to phone
3 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 .
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 She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all .
7 But we had already gone further than that and use child resistant caps on products wherever we can .
8 We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream .
9 However , we had n't gone more than a few yards when she stopped and turned around .
10 But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain .
11 They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy .
12 They had not gone far when again the clerk heard that long , moaning howl .
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