What is "going so far as to"

Usage examples of "going so far as to".

The lieutenants of Theodoric searched for the truth behind these legends, even going so far as to break open some of the old Catacombs along the Appian Way and elsewhere.

Even going so far as to try to understand Mike through his life experiences.

Without going so far as to look like the Lady of Shalott seeing doom coming down upon her, Marina Gregg might have seen something that vexed or annoyed her.

Even going so far as to install a couple of human familiar-heavies at the back door.

He had studied at the Citadel, going so far as to forge six links of a maester’.

The Llor held a conference with their scout, their leader going so far as to ride out on the spit to peer curiously into the water, while the guards urged their captive to the bank.

In addition, Mackerel had demonstrated a profound curiosity about the affairs of General Sam Houston, going so far as to personally burglarize the country estate of the exiled Texian President.

Brother Mascoli extracted every particle of information Marco had about Sophia and Chiano's herbs, even going so far as to take out an enormous herbal from beneath the bed and leaf through all the pages until he had identified the exact plants to his satisfaction.

She had denied it hotly, she remembered, going so far as to tell Viserys that it was his fault for not being born a girl.