Example sentences of "'d [vb infin] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 He 'd run away repeatedly as he 'd got older , never with anywhere to go but just anxious to be free of the confining walls and restrictive atmosphere .
2 Tape Worm : I 'm normally very polite and hardly swear , but I 'd go so far as to say that Tape Worm is one ugly ( Censored ! — Ed ) .
3 ‘ I 'd go so far as to say I was very impressed .
4 I 'd say more than that , in fact I 'd go so far as to mention the name of Blanche Ingram and the word , marriage .
5 In fact , I 'd go so far as to return a compliment I 've had paid to me by men many times over in my eventful life .
6 ‘ I 'd go so far as to say that you 're wasting your time even to think of applying for custody . ’
7 And then I used to get on to the dray and sit beside him on the box and then we 'd go as far as Road , which is quite a stretch and I used o walk back .
8 ‘ In fact , I 'd go as far as to say you 've got the worst case of it I 've ever seen . ’
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