Example sentences of "as [adv] as [verb] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | By next morning I 'd only got as far as realising that I had to talk you round . ’ |
2 | John Major did not publicly denounce Mr Churchill , but went as far as hinting that he disapproved . |
3 | Will my right hon. Friend go as far as to say that we definitely intend in the fulness of time to bring in legislation and , I hope , include in the legislation the provision that there should be at least one employee representative among pension fund trustees ? |
4 | One tabloid , threatened since with a writ , went as far as to say that he would not be able to find such a sum . |
5 | Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends . |
6 | Anyway , Great-Aunt Jane shared everyone 's low opinion of John Bell for a time , even going as far as to declare that he was n't right in his head . |