Example sentences of "go so [adv] as [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writer Valentin Rasputin , reflecting some of these concerns , went so far as to complain at the Congress of People 's Deputies in 1989 of ‘ Russophobia ’ on the part of other nationalities . |
| 2 | However , as the results of the first inspections started to come in the seriousness of the problem was realised and the US authorities eventually went so far as to call for the use of specially made ultrasonic probes for detecting cracks round the fastener holes . |
| 3 | One morning he went so far as to say to Nikos that he thought the affair was now over . |
| 4 | He went so far as to bang on the door of Evert 's home in an effort to see Steffi . |
| 5 | Peel reckoned with the prospect of violent conflict between the Government and the trade unions ; and went so far as to enquire into the practicability of organizing the middle classes against them . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Like a beggar , he went so far as to pluck at Meredith 's sleeve . |
| 8 | Following announcement of the settlement , the government admitted that it had blundered in its handling of the affair , and on Oct. 30 Antall went so far as to suggest to parliament that he should resign ( no formal resignation offer was made , however ) . |
| 9 | Gleizes and Metzinger , carried away by their enthusiasm for his art , went so far as to suggest at one point in Du Cubisme that Cubism was simply a development of his work : ‘ To understand Cézanne is to foresee Cubism . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | However he does not go so far as to paraphrase by " see that " , as does Palmer . |
| 12 | North once told Secord that he had gone so far as to mention to the President that the Ayatollah was helping the contras . |