Example sentences of "could not [vb infin] [adv] far [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable . |
2 | Even Amabel could not go so far as to trouble Gemma . |
3 | We then asked him , if he could not go so far as to meet us in full , to introduce an empowering provision . |
4 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
5 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
6 | And er really er they themselves thought exactly the same like , but they were talking about other people telling them you know that they could n't get this far but they did . |