Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the radical Inter-regional group went so far as to table a motion of no confidence in the government , but a vote on whether to consider this motion was heavily defeated on May 29 . |
| 2 | Stuart 's plump little visage tightened as far as that was a physical possibility . |
| 3 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 4 | One writer went so far as to say that this construction ‘ flies in the face of the settled interpretation of this provision . ’ |
| 5 | One journalist went so far as to assert , ‘ Carter should have little trouble with Congress ’ , while Professor Ross Baker noted that ‘ the basic elements are in place for a highly satisfactory relationship between Carter and Congress … there is no reason to forecast discord between the White House and Capitol Hill . |
| 6 | Again perceptions of the value of these interviews differed , but one teacher went so far as to say that if it needed an appraisal to bring these advisers into the school then it was worth it . |
| 7 | Indeed , so fundamental to the outlook of Jacobean Protestants was this identification of the pope with Antichrist that one contemporary went so far as to define a Protestant as one who ‘ can swear the Pope is antichrist and that flesh is good on Friday ’ . |
| 8 | Perceived as ‘ weak ’ and ‘ lonely ’ , one respondent went so far as to condemn raisins as ‘ embarrassing to be seen with in public ’ ! |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | No other state went so far as this ; but then none needed to , for none started from the same position of isolation and estrangement from the outside world . |