Example sentences of "going [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | The paths were thickening as people slowly converged on that part where the machinery was getting into motion , but plenty else was going on far over by the tennis courts , by the children 's playground . |
| 2 | He held a copy of Milton 's works in his hands , but whenever he quoted from the poet he held the book aloft , like the Gospel at High Mass , sometimes going so far as to wave it to and fro behind his head as he chanted out the words . |
| 3 | For another , Gombrich was unfailingly courteous and informative , without , however , going so far as to make his interviewer sound good . |
| 4 | In man discrimination against known cheaters is intense , going so far as imprisonment and other forms of punishment . |
| 5 | I was not angry or upset so much as concerned by the lads going so far in the wrong direction . |
| 6 | Some favour legislation , Steve Scrutton going so far as to argue that the general term ‘ age ’ should never be used in legislation as a shorthand term to denote frailty or dependence . |
| 7 | There was a twist to his mouth which , though not going so far as to be a smile , showed some amusement . |
| 8 | But , as Mr Nearn points out , it is a driver 's car , and motoring journalists have heaped it with praise for many years , one even going so far as to say that your smile ‘ will need surgically removing ’ after driving one . |
| 9 | ‘ For now , it seems , the prince has revealed to Sir Thomas the depth of his regard for you — even going so far as to say that if in due course he may not marry yourself , he will remain unwed . |
| 10 | Over a hasty but adequate meal , the situation and plans were discussed , Black Agnes approving heartily , almost gleefully , indeed going so far as to add an improvement of her own . |
| 11 | ( One Judge even going so far as to say , ‘ In ten years ' time , 1989 may well be seen as the year when Vauxhall redefined the sports coupé . ’ ) |
| 12 | Educated , urban Spaniards demanded institutional and constitutional reforms , some going so far as to favour the monarchy 's replacement by a republic ; in Catalonia and the Basque country , where distinctive languages and cultures existed , rising nationalist movements opposed the regime 's centralizing character ; in Morocco , Spain and her army became embroiled in what was to be her last colonial war ; and two mass forces of the left , socialism and anarchism , emerged to offer organized protest against the injustices of Spanish society . |
| 13 | In Gloucester in 1831 all three candidates adopted an antislavery stance as a result of being questioned , one going so far as to have ‘ cards in his constituent hats with ‘ No Slavery ’ printed up on them ’ . |
| 14 | CA has also try to get Borland , Kahn said , going so far as to threaten a hostile takeover . |
| 15 | Borland International Inc chief executive officer Phillipe Kahn told InformationWeek that Computer Associates International Inc wined and dined Novell Inc boss Ray Noorda in an attempt to acquire the NetWare company : Kahn said Noorda quoted an inflated price and chief Computer Associate Charles Wang and executive vice-president Sanjay Kumar stormed away from the table ; the Islandia , New York company has also try to get Borland , Kahn said , going so far as to threaten a hostile takeover bid for the company . |
| 16 | America solves this by recycling old material , chemically extracting impurities , occasionally going so far as to make ‘ ivory ’ plutonium , almost pure Pu . |
| 17 | Although parts of Sun , such as Sun Federal , have reportedly been flirting with IXI , Sun headquarters has clearly labelled the firm a competitor going so far as to put a last-minute kibosh on a real estate deal that would have moved IXI headquarters in Cambridge , England into Sun UK 's offices as a tenant . |
| 18 | This has usually been rejected , on the grounds that other sources suggest that Hastings was executed rather than murdered-Armstrong going so far as to suggest that such a murder would be un-English and that Mancini has been led astray by Italian precedents . |
| 19 | I know it 's 'cause there 's a party planned for my birthday we 're going so far . |
| 20 | She was n't going so far as to make protestations of delight in Betty 's company . |
| 21 | As Carol Dyhouse has pointed out , in concentrating their attention on mothercraft , medical experts tended to devalue women 's knowledge regarding infant care , one doctor going so far as to label grandmothers as ‘ infanticide experts ’ . |
| 22 | Again the immigration people questioned him about his occupation , even going so far as to check the word antiquarian in an English-Spanish dictionary . |
| 23 | If anything , she was relieved at the outcome –f that particular incident — Josie had been right when she 'd said that after going so far Lucy was now marking time and getting no further . |
| 24 | So there was a stage where we did say , this scheme is going so far and anybody that buys a house out with that area , they 're free to apply for grants . |
| 25 | Khasbulatov spoke strongly in favour of increased co-operation between CIS member states , going so far as to mention a " supranational parliament " and common citizenship . |
| 26 | This has usually been rejected , on the grounds that other sources suggest that Hastings was executed rather than murdered-Armstrong going so far as to suggest that such a murder would be un-English and that Mancini has been led astray by Italian precedents . |
| 27 | On the wording of the statute it would seem that an effective entry into the building is sufficient without the accused 's going so far as to be in a position to effect his ulterior intent . |
| 28 | How many people have said that they 're going so far ? |
| 29 | Sensing the dangers of such rivalry , the Communists intensified their attack on the ILP , going so far as to declare that disaffiliation was but a temporary manoeuvre . |
| 30 | Disadvantages : If there 's a last-minute emergency , you may find yourself without a sitter ; you have to watch out that neither side abuses the bargain you 've made by going out far more than the other . |