Example sentences of "went [adv] far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | An English handbook written in 1980 even went so far as to state : ‘ The enjoyment of looking ( what we call the aesthetic experience ) is , in fact , the core of the discipline known as Art History . ’ |
| 2 | Indeed , the Broadwater Farm Youth Association has expressed its concern about the situation to the police on a number of occasions , and in August 1989 went so far as to close the youth centre on the estate for some time in an effort to stop dealers congregating there . |
| 3 | Trotsky went so far as to call the agreement ‘ an ecclesiastical NEP ’ , implying a similar tolerance to that meted out to ‘ kulaks ’ or to Nepmen , but this was a superficial and short-sighted judgement redolent with propaganda . |
| 4 | Archbishop Fisher went so far as to tell him that he was a possible future Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 5 | Archbishop Fisher went so far as to write a very tough letter to the editor in defence of Ramsey . |
| 6 | Concerning thunder rites , Harrison even went so far as to quote Durkheim 's ‘ Le sacré , c'est le père du dieu . ’ |
| 7 | The British War Cabinet even went so far as to create a special committee to guide Swinton during the talks . |
| 8 | But he never went so far as to say that his intention was to qualify for legal aid , the court said . |
| 9 | Two went so far as to offer to reduce the metered fare after having taken a wrong turn in error . |
| 10 | And Glasgow City Council even went so far as to make the rave an official 1990 European City of Culture happening . |
| 11 | Peter Robinson went so far as to say that until late 1974 ‘ there was no party ’ . |
| 12 | He even went so far as to say he missed her and Pilade , and would be glad to be home . |
| 13 | He went so far as to state that had Hougoumont fallen , the battle might well have been lost . |
| 14 | Indeed , he went so far as to say that he was almost dreading stepping on to the golf course , full of grim forebodings on the practice ground and no better on the practice green . |
| 15 | In June 1960 he went so far as to write to Ashby himself — by then Sir Eric and the Master of Clare College , Cambridge — setting out the case and asking whether he would make personal representations to the Minister to secure unilateral treatment for the Eastern District . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , as has often happened in developing countries as well , he completely underestimated the people 's desire for land , and went so far as to oppose the implementation of the Land Settlement Act . |
| 17 | John Maynard Smith went so far as to submit the super-forgiving Tit for Two Tats . |
| 18 | He even went so far as to imprison Rodrigo 's wife Ximena , and his children ; and though he soon released them he refused to listen to El Cid 's demand to settle his innocence by right of combat . |
| 19 | When his first wife died in 1751 , he went so far as to obtain a licence to marry a certain Hannah Laskey . |
| 20 | Donald Gordon , when president of the Canadian National Railway , went so far as to say ‘ What Robert Burns is to Scotland , Edna Jacques is to Canada ’ . |
| 21 | Maslow went so far as to say that ill people who treat their fellow men with kindness are forces for mental health and those who disdain or belittle other men are forces for mental illness . |
| 22 | The system was standardised in the early part of the sixteenth century , and some authorities went so far as to describe the cadency symbols for the ninth son of a ninth son ( an octofoil on an octofoil ) . |
| 23 | One went so far as to describe her life as ‘ tragic ’ . |
| 24 | The Lewisham Council went so far as to apply to the High Court for an Order of Mandamus requiring the Commissioner of Police to seek to have the march banned . |
| 25 | When elected councillors were given the chance to judge the film , 127 councils voted to approve its exhibition to adult audiences , whilst seven went so far as to permit entry to 14-year-olds . |
| 26 | Toby went so far as to straighten his back . |
| 27 | Jean raged and argued , and even went so far as to attempt tenderness in her effort to get Ted back to ordinary but working unhappiness . |
| 28 | The British even , at the eleventh hour , went so far as to change the rules to allow a republic , by definition owing no allegiance to the British Crown , to be a member . |
| 29 | Perceived as ‘ weak ’ and ‘ lonely ’ , one respondent went so far as to condemn raisins as ‘ embarrassing to be seen with in public ’ ! |
| 30 | ‘ We even went so far as to put together a group and do some touring ; we did a club tour of the States and a mini-tour in Japan , too . |