Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 . |