Example sentences of "the [noun sg] go [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 If the trial goes so badly that the plaintiff wants to take the money out during it he must , as was decided in Gaskins v British Aluminium Co Ltd [ 1976 ] QB 524 , make an application to do so , and he must have the defendant 's consent even to make the application .
2 Although some of the distinctive lexis of the London variety of Jamaican Creole may have its origins in Rasta speech , there is no clear evidence that Rastafarian influence on the structure of the Creole goes any further than that .
3 The trail goes steeply down and the speed increases , and I let go of the sledge rail to wipe my goggles — a fatal move .
4 The story goes so far as to suggest that Hewlett-Packard threatened to resign from OSF over the pace of development but changed its mind .
5 In fact , the Conducator went so far as to command the peasants to ‘ maintain the customs and dress of our great-great fore-bears , so that they shall always be in our memory .
6 The crisis of confidence in the future went far deeper than the economic agonies of a restricted prosperity in society 's upper ranks .
7 It transpired that the snow went as quickly as it had come , the road was opened and supplies began getting through regularly again .
8 She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this .
9 Thus , the observer can not simplify his task by asking the practitioner to go more slowly nor can he rely on the introspection of the skilled performer .
10 After the unveiling ceremony a special train hauled by No 2 The Countess went as far as Castle Caereinion before returning to Raven Square .
11 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 .
12 Normally when you start water-skiing , you are lying in the water with your skis up in the air and the boat goes slowly away and you slowly come up , but this was like being catapulted into the water .
13 We begin with Belbo phoning from Paris to say , ‘ They 're after me , ’ and the telephone going dead just as he is about to give the password for the computer file which holds the final explanation known to him alone .
14 In fact , the Committee goes so far as to assert that business and industry have no distinctive educational needs , and is thereby able to collapse point 2 in its terms of reference ( " the needs of business , the professions and the public services " ) into point 1 ( " the requirements of a liberal education " ) .
15 The Act goes no further than requiring that , where there is disagreement over accuracy , the fact that there is such disagreement must be recorded .
16 Where the husband goes so far as to cause injury , there are available a number of offences against the person with which he may be charged , but the gravamen of the husband 's conduct is the injury he has caused not the sexual intercourse he has forced . ’
17 The difference goes far deeper than the political complexion of the government .
18 The government had started to take expert advice on how TV might be extended as early as 1943 ; so the BBC had the signal to go ahead almost as soon as the war ended .
19 ‘ East or west all woods must fail ’ is then a statement of exactly the same class as ‘ The Road goes ever on and on ’ : literally true , literally unhelpful or even banal , but in its literal truth making a symbolic promise .
20 This is a layer of double meaning beyond that even of ‘ East or west all woods must fail ’ or ‘ The Road goes ever on and on ’ .
21 The rope swayed a little as he went down hand over hand , then he was on the ground and the rope went still again as he held it fast and turned his face up to her .
22 Anyone who believes that the Bill goes far enough or is radical enough to satisfy customers ' interests is living in cloud cuckoo land .
23 TODAY has been told the letter went so far as to claim she had betrayed her husband , her sons and , above all , the Queen .
24 What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’
25 The couple went so far as to have Chris Nixon , one of the best unit publicists in the business , fired .
26 To ensure that the marking goes as quickly and smoothly as possible , Marking Kit overlays are now available .
27 The year went reasonably well but there were of course a few difficulties as you would expect from a new organisation .
28 ‘ In the public service you must expect the clock to go somewhat slower than in any other organisation .
29 Mr Landon also argues that the problem goes much deeper than just testing but begins when children are first identified as having a problem .
30 The agreement went no further than this .
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