Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] go [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | ... Alex loved a verbal fight … but he was generally canny enough not to go too far . |
| 2 | Jokes with the younger farm-hands who were wise enough not to go too far with the granddaughter of the boss . |
| 3 | ‘ And there are some boys who are just out to go as far as they can with a girl and get rid of her after a couple of days . |
| 4 | She did not even go as far as her room — the sound of the door being unlocked , opening and closing again should surely not carry down to the hall . |
| 5 | The CBI does not even go this far : Sir Michael Angus , its president , says that compliance with the code should not be a listing requirement because of excessive bureaucracy . |
| 6 | In 1967 too the Warsaw Pact states declared that West Germany should recognise East Germany as the first step to meaningful détente but Brandt could not yet go so far : most West Germans still hoped for the reunification of Germany . |
| 7 | It had once even gone so far as to empty him on to the floor for voicing an intolerant opinion on the Jesuits . |
| 8 | The US Baby Bells are telling the US powers that be that they will invest $100,000m upgrading their networks if they are permitted to carry any services they choose on them — if not , they will simply allow their networks to deteriorate and decay : no , they do n't actually go that far , but they say they will collectively invest only $25,000m . |
| 9 | The last one is based on the popular song O du lieber Augustin and its exaggerations ( knowing ‘ how far to go too far ’ in Cocteau 's famous phrase ) bring it close to the kind of waltz parody found in the Valses bourgeoises by Lord Berners ( Unicorn-Kanchana , 1/79 — sadly now deleted ) . |
| 10 | Uncle Joe subjected me to the same torture and humiliation every time we were alone together — although , thankfully , he never actually went as far as raping me . |