Example sentences of "[adv] go so far [conj] to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable . |
| 2 | Even now , I would not go so far as to say it is a bad staff plan ; after all , it enables a staff of four to cover an unexpected amount of ground . |
| 3 | Dhanraj began by stating unequivocally that she saw film-making as a tool for socio-political challenge ( she would not go so far as to say change ) and that documentary was best suited to this purpose . |
| 4 | We might even go so far as to say that amplification of deviance among one group rather than among another could simply be due to chance . |
| 5 | I 'd even go so far as to say I 'm falling in love . |
| 6 | Indeed , one might even go so far as to say that , were it not for the ‘ discovery ’ of Siberia 's seemingly inexhaustible resources of ‘ soft gold ’ , that is , an abundance of fur-bearing mammals — in particular the highly-prized sable — the Muscovite government would have been without the economic foundation for the growth of its political power . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We might almost go so far as to say that Lyly has embroidered an elaborate garment round the simple idea " Euphues was a young coxcomb " . |