Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] went [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the radical Inter-regional group went so far as to table a motion of no confidence in the government , but a vote on whether to consider this motion was heavily defeated on May 29 . |
| 2 | In 1958 regular recruiting went far better than the demographers had predicted , and the Army Council was able to substantiate its claim for a higher manpower ceiling . |
| 3 | In particular West Ham and Poplar and a handful of other Boards with active Labour members went as far as their resources permitted in providing out-door relief and improved workhouse conditions even for the unemployed , even though they faced considerable opposition from the LGB . |
| 4 | Some amateur associations went as far as legal prosecution to prevent any payment or pro fit being derived from the activities they controlled . |
| 5 | Shaved partings went no further than the crown ( not in rows down the back of the head . ) |
| 6 | No other state went so far as this ; but then none needed to , for none started from the same position of isolation and estrangement from the outside world . |