Example sentences of "[pron] even went [adv] far as " in BNC.

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1 One even went as far as giving a story to a newspaper that the couple would share the same bed in Korea .
2 We even went so far as to put together a group and do some touring ; we did a club tour of the States and a mini-tour in Japan , too .
3 At one point he even went as far as to tell a group of American diplomats that he expected the United States to take over the " primary role " which the British had hitherto held in the Middle East .
4 He even went so far as to say he missed her and Pilade , and would be glad to be home .
5 He even went so far as to imprison Rodrigo 's wife Ximena , and his children ; and though he soon released them he refused to listen to El Cid 's demand to settle his innocence by right of combat .
6 He even went so far as to say that he would n't do the picture without her .
7 He even went so far as to demand universal manhood suffrage and annually-elected parliaments .
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