Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] not 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 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 .
3 She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’
4 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 .
5 She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all .
6 We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream .
7 However , we had n't gone more than a few yards when she stopped and turned around .
8 But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain .
9 They had n't gone far when at the side of the road they saw a small boy .
10 They had not gone far when again the clerk heard that long , moaning howl .
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