Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb past] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walter claims to have journeyed as a student to Nepal ( 'did n't everyone ? ' ) for purification , but Vivien reminds him that he only got as far as Ostend . |
| 2 | Nik Cohn , that indefatigable chronicler of popular culture , set out to walk Broadway in its entirety — but he only got as far as 42nd Street . |
| 3 | At one point he even went as far as to tell a group of American diplomats that he expected the United States to take over the " primary role " which the British had hitherto held in the Middle East . |
| 4 | He even went so far as to say he missed her and Pilade , and would be glad to be home . |
| 5 | He even went so far as to imprison Rodrigo 's wife Ximena , and his children ; and though he soon released them he refused to listen to El Cid 's demand to settle his innocence by right of combat . |
| 6 | He even went so far as to say that he would n't do the picture without her . |
| 7 | He even went so far as to demand universal manhood suffrage and annually-elected parliaments . |
| 8 | But he never went so far as to say that his intention was to qualify for legal aid , the court said . |