Example sentences of "[noun] went as far [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , Stein went as far as to wish his players ‘ all the best for the future . ’
2 After the 1987 hurricane , the Tree Council went as far as to say that ‘ unless positive encouragement is given to owners to restore these woods … they will revert to scrub and never recover . ’
3 The figure was well below City estimates and one analyst went as far as to say that the detailed announcement ‘ deserves to set the standards for all ’ .
4 Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable .
5 The Education Officer of Matagalpa Prison went as far as to say that when systems of exploitation can be brought to an end , crime as a major social phenomenon will disappear .
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