Example sentences of "not [adv] far [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blood of the wounded trickled from the bank , spilling like one of the showers that freshened the earth each day , and flowed downstream towards the sea , which was not so far that its rich scarlet could diffuse before it met the waves . |
| 2 | The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court . |
| 3 | ‘ Indeed , ’ he said flatly , ‘ we see one among them who does not serve you , Khan , or not so far as we are aware . |
| 4 | ‘ Not so far as we know , ’ a man in a flat cap wearing a Hawks Club tie told him . |
| 5 | By now Dr Neil was in an agony of desire , the loved one in his arms , so near and yet so far — But not so far as he thought , for McAllister suddenly wanted more from him than he was giving . |
| 6 | I wonder if you are using ( in lectures ) a statement I remember you making in talk , but not so far as I can recall , in print . |
| 7 | It was of course simple mischance that this rat-tat should happen , even though the kiosk is not so far as I know a particularly busy one . |
| 8 | ‘ Not so far as I know . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Not so far as I know . |
| 10 | Not so far as I recollect . ’ |
| 11 | Not so far as I know . |
| 12 | But he was n't a friend of Hilary 's , not so far as I know . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Not so far as I am aware . ’ |
| 14 | By now they were almost halfway down , the drop not so far as it had been , but it was still a long way and Maggie almost crept to the slight shelter of the rocky bank . |
| 15 | ‘ Not as far as we know . |
| 16 | And he had taken them down into the Southern Ocean , not as far as we were going , but far enough to be in amongst the ice , circumnavigating the whole land mass of Antarctica in waters no man had ever sailed before . |
| 17 | ‘ Not as far as we know , but it 's possible . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Not as far as we 're concerned . |
| 19 | Be careful to spread the legs , not as far as they can go , but only as far as is comfortable . |
| 20 | On a sudden impulse , she reached up to him ( but not as far as she might otherwise have had to do , because of the heels ) and slipped her hands behind his head . |
| 21 | ‘ Not as far as I know , my dear . |
| 22 | ‘ Not as far as I know . |
| 23 | ‘ Not as far as I know . |
| 24 | ‘ Not as far as I know . |
| 25 | ‘ Not as far as I know . |
| 26 | At least , not as far as I was concerned . |
| 27 | ‘ Not as far as I know … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Not as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 29 | ‘ Not as far as I know . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Not as far as I know . ’ |