Example sentences of "[adv] go as far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Where we 're concerned , our religious involvement only goes as far as using images of , say , the Virgin Mary on our sleeves , but it 's not us being disrespectful . |
| 2 | ‘ Where we 're concerned , our religious involvement only goes as far as using images of , say , the Virgin Mary on our sleeves , but it 's not us being disrespectful . |
| 3 | He wondered if Slater intended to walk the whole way with him , or whether he was only going as far as the Air Gallery , now only just across the street , where he sometimes went in the afternoons . |
| 4 | The railway only went as far as Achnasheen in 1876 . |
| 5 | The party could only go as far as the unions would allow and their influence was apparent at all levels . |
| 6 | ‘ We will only go as far as suggesting some of the market leaders like Sage and Pegasus , then we let the customers decide ’ . |
| 7 | Some of the migrants may only go as far as southern Europe . |
| 8 | And you could only go as far as the money would go , could n't you ? |
| 9 | Some providers have already gone as far as to produce prospectuses outlining their services . |
| 10 | Armstrong even goes as far as asking ‘ is it not conceivable that the whole of syntax and semantics should have been innate so that all mankind spoke the one , wired-in , nonconventional language ? ’ ( 1971 : 437 ) . |
| 11 | Lastly , the United Nations Convention of 1986 on Conditions for the Registration of Ships , which no member state has yet signed , even goes as far as expressly to confer on states party thereto the right to choose between the criterion of the nationality of the owner and the criterion of the nationality or place of residence of the crew ( see articles 7 , 8 and 9 , and Annex I to the Commission 's written observations in the Factortame case ( Case C 221/89 ) . |
| 12 | John even goes as far as to boast that The Borrowers is breaking new ground : ‘ In fact , some of the things we can now do make the special effects in Star Wars look prehistoric . ’ |
| 13 | Anyway , Great-Aunt Jane shared everyone 's low opinion of John Bell for a time , even going as far as to declare that he was n't right in his head . |
| 14 | As his armies grew in number and strength Grom ventured further and further west , devastating much of Stirland , Talabecland and even going as far as Hochland in the shadow of the Middle Mountains . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Celebrities such as Amanda De Cadenet , whose baby has graced two covers this year , even go as far as to be pictured breastfeeding . |
| 17 | Stockdale even went as far as praising Laurent for having surveyed , and a foreigner at that , without the knowledge of the language and ‘ by eye alone … without the use of instruments and in the coldest part of the year … in less than two months two towns for some miles in circumference , with all their intricate communications . ’ |
| 18 | Garry Bushell , a tabloid journalist , even went as far as to doubt Mr McShane 's status as a ‘ serious sex symbol ’ . |
| 19 | One even went as far as giving a story to a newspaper that the couple would share the same bed in Korea . |
| 20 | At one point he even went as far as to tell a group of American diplomats that he expected the United States to take over the " primary role " which the British had hitherto held in the Middle East . |
| 21 | Potrovsky had waxed and polished the car the night before and had even gone as far as to iron the two pennants which flew on either side of the bonnet . |
| 22 | Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends . |
| 23 | Nomes sometimes went as far as the airport . |
| 24 | In all my years on newspapers , I 've never gone as far as breaking and entering . |
| 25 | She lowered her lashes , said bitterly , ‘ I — I 've never gone as far as I did last night with you ! ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |