Example sentences of "go so [adv] as [to-vb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | She was n't going so far as to make protestations of delight in Betty 's company . |
| 3 | Nay , they even go so far as to lay odds that before Christmas he lands a force in England or Ireland . |
| 4 | Many manufacturers wo n't allow you to remove the machine 's case without automatically voiding your warranty : some go so far as to put seals over the case so they can tell if you 've opened it . |
| 5 | Vice-President Salvador Laurel , speaking on Dec. 4 during a visit to Hong Kong , went so far as to cast doubts on the President 's ability to continue even if the coup was put down : " If Aquino insists on staying in power I do n't think that would assist in solving the problem . |
| 6 | Perceived as ‘ weak ’ and ‘ lonely ’ , one respondent went so far as to condemn raisins as ‘ embarrassing to be seen with in public ’ ! |
| 7 | In that particular case the judges pronounced in general on the right of free speech , but did not go so far as to appoint experts to ascertain whether the accused was right in his criticism or not ( see The Art Newspaper No.14 , January 1992 , p.1 ) . |
| 8 | Even the otherwise haughty Surrey committee was moved to complain about this lack of common courtesy , though naturally they did not go so far as to suggest meals should be taken in common . |
| 9 | I am not sure she could actually have gone so far as to say things like : ‘ these errors may be trivial in themselves , but you must yourself realize their larger significance ’ . |