Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] go so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 2 | We should not go so far as to hold a referendum , but the people must have the final say . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 " . |
| 6 | Sanitary legislation could only go so far in monitoring personal health ; what was vital was a popular campaign stressing the individual 's own responsibility to observe the rules of health . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Even Amabel could not go so far as to trouble Gemma . |
| 9 | We then asked him , if he could not go so far as to meet us in full , to introduce an empowering provision . |
| 10 | We could n't go so easily to theatre , opera or ballet , for it was painful for Michael to remain long in one position . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We 'd even go so far as throwing modesty to the wind , and say you wo n't find better value for money holidays or flights anywhere else . |
| 13 | I 'd even go so far as to say I 'm falling in love . |
| 14 | ‘ We dare n't go so far . |
| 15 | Lévi-Strauss has rendered social anthropology an invaluable service in emphasizing the significance of such contrasting motifs ; although we need not go so far as him and turn our subject into an esoteric animal , vegetable or mineral parlour-game in which every card is a joker and can assume whatever meaning the player likes . |
| 16 | But we need not go so far as that ; it will suffice to suppose that firms rise and fall , but that the ‘ representative ’ firm remains always of about the same size , as does the representative tree of a virgin forest . [ … ] |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I would not go so far , but this is a good place to start finding out about unfamiliar topics . |
| 20 | I wish it would n't go so fast ! ’ she thought — and at once the broomstick 's pace slowed . |
| 21 | I would n't go so far ( that would be to devalue all the peaks in the interim ) — but the single is stupendous . |
| 22 | I would n't go so far . ’ |
| 23 | Surely they would n't go so far as to break in ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | One may indeed go so far as to assert that the Japanese occupation of Indochina was the key issue in the conflict between Japan and the US which led to the attack at Pearl Harbor ; and after what was , initially , a rather lofty approach to the problems of Indochina and Southeast Asian security , America 's final demand that Japan remove its forces from both China and Indochina ( 26 November 1941 ) was met with the equally final Japanese rejection which manifested itself at Pearl Harbor and the invasion of Southeast Asia . |
| 26 | ‘ Produce your bit of paper , ’ he rapped out , ‘ and , although I wo n't go so far as to give your eventual marriage my blessing , at least I 'll let it run its natural course . |
| 27 | Likewise it is smarter of the donkey to explain calmly that it can only go so fast , than to keep trying to bite its owner . |
| 28 | Grammar , as I pointed out in the preceding chapter , can only go so far . |
| 29 | Well there 's the gate , he can only go so far with the gate anyway , so it wo n't really matter yeah yeah you ought to see all the pegs at the back of me fridge |
| 30 | We can only go so far as union negotiators . |