Example sentences of "not [verb] far [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work . |
| 2 | They left the house by the same route by which they had entered , though had not gone far when her escort stopped to exchange a few words with an odd-job man who was undertaking a minor repair near some outbuildings . |
| 3 | These short waves can not travel far because they bounce off even small objects . |
| 4 | Such high frequencies can not travel far because they are rapidly absorbed by floorboards , undergrowth , or even by the air itself , particularly if it is foggy or misty . |
| 5 | We had n't gone far before we spied the punt entangled in the branches of a willow which had collapsed into the stream . |
| 6 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
| 7 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |