Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We then asked him , if he could not go so far as to meet us in full , to introduce an empowering provision . |
| 32 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 33 | ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition . |
| 34 | No , I must say that things have now gone so far as to justify me in feeling considerable uneasiness about his continued absence . ’ |
| 35 | She would not have gone so far as to define it as softness . |
| 36 | Louise had gone so far as to allow him access to her papers and portfolio : he and Simon Scher were working on them now . |
| 37 | It had once even gone so far as to empty him on to the floor for voicing an intolerant opinion on the Jesuits . |
| 38 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |
| 39 | go as far as to say we probably know less about what 's going on than he does . |
| 40 | Indeed , Stein went as far as to wish his players ‘ all the best for the future . ’ |
| 41 | But with Barnet owing £1.3million and the players and staff unpaid for three weeks , Stein believes it is unlikely the crisis can be averted and went as far as to wish his players ‘ all the best for the future . ’ |
| 42 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 43 | In fact , I would go as far as to say he 's a slob . |
| 44 | ‘ In fact , I 'd go as far as to say you 've got the worst case of it I 've ever seen . ’ |
| 45 | Her head was now so bent that her dark hair had swung forwards so as to obscure her expression . |
| 46 | The bulb had obviously been hit hard so as to break its filament , to ensure no warning light came on . |
| 47 | What an ordinary individual needs is to have a slice of his savings invested in the company he works for , and the rest spread widely so as to spread his risk , through unit trusts ( mutual funds ) , life-insurance policies or pension funds . |
| 48 | The fuse would destroy itself , the gunpowder explode , poor Cosmas 's legs would be shattered , and even if he wanted to , the fire spread so quickly as to prevent his escape . |