Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [vb infin] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she doubted it would go any further — well , could n't go any further as she was only staying the one night . |
| 2 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
| 3 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
| 4 | Elinor was sometimes at a loss for the right word , or name , and then became impatient with herself ; she was often frustrated because she could n't move as swiftly as she did before . |
| 5 | I could n't run as fast as I would have liked . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’ |
| 8 | Then he looked up with a solemn expression and replied : ‘ Well , I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 9 | No I would n't go as far as that anyway but I 'm saying they 're in the wrong it 's not you in the wrong , they 're in |
| 10 | Surely they would n't go so far as to break in ? |
| 11 | I would n't go so far as to say there 's no skill , because if you do have skill in identifying draws , then you 'll increase your chances of winning by using your skill in identifying those draws , but how much you win depends very heavily on how many draws there are and how many other people choose those same draws . |
| 12 | It would n't exist as far as the programmer was concerned . |
| 13 | The bill would be around £75 but , as Mary had said , the van would n't get as far as Calais in its present state . |
| 14 | Jack would n't shoot so long as he 'd got hold of him . |
| 15 | You know fair enough , some of the older men ca n't move as fast as a eighteen year old , but on the other hand it 's what they got in their head that counts . |
| 16 | I can only compose at night , so that I ca n't get up early as well ; besides , one is not always in the mood for working . |
| 17 | Two apart ca n't live as cheaply as two together . |
| 18 | I ca n't run as fast as you ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Produce your bit of paper , ’ he rapped out , ‘ and , although I wo n't go so far as to give your eventual marriage my blessing , at least I 'll let it run its natural course . |
| 20 | ‘ It wo n't get as far as ‘ then what ’ , Ruth . |