Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] went [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1960s a number of economists went so far as to argue that growth had to be export-led [ Kaldor , 1971 ] . |
| 2 | The scene dealing with her adoration of Christ went no further than ‘ a few motions of the lips ’ — St Theresa 's moment of ecstasy was rendered by the image of Christ 's hand closing over hers . |
| 3 | Part of the three-year letter of intent went so far as to say — this is quite astonishing that for an initial period , which as far as I can recollect was never defined , British Rail should subsidise bus services because buses were being substituted for trains . |
| 4 | His interview with Law went as badly as it is easily possible to imagine . |
| 5 | Like all withdrawals , the conversion of Empire into Commonwealth went far faster than was prudent or planned , thanks to American impatience , and to the hostility of the Communist and the Third World states . |