Example sentences of "[noun pl] go as [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 I do appreciate the discount since CPRW is a charity and we try to make our funds go as far as possible .
2 Some schools go as far as appointing a press officer from amongst the staff or the governors .
3 Some amateur associations went as far as legal prosecution to prevent any payment or pro fit being derived from the activities they controlled .
4 In my youth ( many years ago ) I worked as a redcoat at Butlin 's in Bognor Regis and used to be House Captain of York where we trained teams of holidaymakers to go as fast as possible .
5 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 .
6 In nearby Sumatra , the Batak men went as far as deliberately slicing open their penises and inserting pieces of stone , which became firmly embedded as the wound closed over .
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