Example sentences of "[noun sg] went as [adv] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas . |
| 2 | After the 1987 hurricane , the Tree Council went as far as to say that ‘ unless positive encouragement is given to owners to restore these woods … they will revert to scrub and never recover . ’ |
| 3 | One Columbia University student went as far as writing a paper on the novel and its author and was awarded a respectable grade . |
| 4 | All hell broke loose , Mount Stewart was besieged by the media , and one Fleet Street paper went as far as accusing MacDonald of duplicity . |
| 5 | The figure was well below City estimates and one analyst went as far as to say that the detailed announcement ‘ deserves to set the standards for all ’ . |
| 6 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 7 | The Education Officer of Matagalpa Prison went as far as to say that when systems of exploitation can be brought to an end , crime as a major social phenomenon will disappear . |