Example sentences of "[adv] go [adv] far as to say " in BNC.

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1 Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable .
2 Even now , I would not go so far as to say it is a bad staff plan ; after all , it enables a staff of four to cover an unexpected amount of ground .
3 Dhanraj began by stating unequivocally that she saw film-making as a tool for socio-political challenge ( she would not go so far as to say change ) and that documentary was best suited to this purpose .
4 She even goes so far as to say her grandmother does the warm-up exercises , using tins of soup instead of weights , though her husband Richard Gere sticks to Tai Chi and riding his bike .
5 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 .
6 ‘ 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 .
7 ( 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 . ’ )
8 We might even go so far as to say that amplification of deviance among one group rather than among another could simply be due to chance .
9 I 'd even go so far as to say I 'm falling in love .
10 Indeed , one might even go so far as to say that , were it not for the ‘ discovery ’ of Siberia 's seemingly inexhaustible resources of ‘ soft gold ’ , that is , an abundance of fur-bearing mammals — in particular the highly-prized sable — the Muscovite government would have been without the economic foundation for the growth of its political power .
11 He even went so far as to say he missed her and Pilade , and would be glad to be home .
12 He even went so far as to say that he would n't do the picture without her .
13 Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel .
14 I would n't go so far as to say there 's no skill , because if you do have skill in identifying draws , then you 'll increase your chances of winning by using your skill in identifying those draws , but how much you win depends very heavily on how many draws there are and how many other people choose those same draws .
15 ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’
16 She did n't go as far as to say a nice warm man to slip into bed with , but that was not far from her mind .
17 We might almost go so far as to say that Lyly has embroidered an elaborate garment round the simple idea " Euphues was a young coxcomb " .
18 An editorial recently went so far as to say that more important than establishing a framework for research and development was doing something about the failure to disseminate and apply existing knowledge .
19 But he never went so far as to say that his intention was to qualify for legal aid , the court said .
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