Example sentences of "[vb mod] go [adv] far as to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of us might go so far as to say that the Genesis account of creation is not literal history but myth in Lewis 's sense . |
| 2 | So I think it 's easy to see that religion fulfils this civilizing socially controlling role , but of course , this has been a popular theme in sociological writing in the course of the twentieth century , indeed , you could go so far as to say this , it is has become a cliche , in twentieth century social science . |
| 3 | ‘ No , Nina , I was n't in love with David Markham , ’ said Rachel firmly , then , seeing that Nina was still slightly bemused , she added , ‘ In fact , I think you could go so far as to say I detested him . ’ |
| 4 | Tape Worm : I 'm normally very polite and hardly swear , but I 'd go so far as to say that Tape Worm is one ugly ( Censored ! — Ed ) . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd go so far as to say I was very impressed . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd go so far as to say that you 're wasting your time even to think of applying for custody . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In fact , I 'd go as far as to say you 've got the worst case of it I 've ever seen . ’ |
| 8 | Indeed , I would go so far as to say that a doctor who continued treatment past this point would be behaving at least unethically , if not unlawfully . |
| 9 | In fact , I would go so far as to say that there is almost a feeling of relief here that Clause 28 is associated with someone so widely discredited . |
| 10 | Bill : I do n't know if anybody feels they have , but this is a thing which I felt was central to the gay movement of the seventies and I think I would go so far as to say that I assume that most of my close friends feel , like Mark , that it 's fine to have special relationships but it is n't fine to have ones where you are n't allowed to have anything else and also that there 's nothing more deadly to a relationship when you are trying desperately not to have it off with anybody else because you feel guilty about it . |
| 11 | I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons why there are fewer casualties among pedestrians and particularly children in countries such as West Germany is that that country has more flexibility in the use of speed limits . |
| 12 | She hesitated , then went on , ‘ Yes , Dr Markham , I would go so far as to say that forgetting the past is the only way we 're going to achieve any sort of working relationship . ’ |
| 13 | In fact , I would go as far as to say he 's a slob . |
| 14 | The list is endless and I would go as far as to say virtually every ‘ Gold Seal ’ is worth its weight in gold . |
| 15 | The best Ford simulator yet , in fact I will go so far as to say that they could not bring another one out to top this one . |
| 16 | Expansion and contraction of awareness may be interdependent , so that ‘ Be aware ’ would not , for example , pronounce waking good but sleeping bad ; when exhaustion is blurring awareness one can go so far as to say ‘ You ought to go to sleep ’ , although only for the sake of waking with refreshed awareness tomorrow . |
| 17 | You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto . |
| 18 | You can go so far as to say that I mean , you will be safe in saying that if your , that as your benefit is suspended your income support for you , not for your family but for you , will be reduced . |