Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] fast as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the numbers can increase only as fast as fencing , which is expensive . |
| 2 | ‘ Hang on , ’ he growled , and zipped the two sleeping bags together as fast as he could with shaking hands . |
| 3 | Even encumbered by his painting gear and a heavy camera case , Fen strode along as fast as ever . |
| 4 | ‘ Not so fast as I 'd like , ’ she says . |
| 5 | Stumbling to her feet , she picked up the diaries , slipped the clip into the pocket of her dress , and hurried downstairs as fast as she dared go . |
| 6 | Deep safe water was a dark royal blue , while over a coral reef the sea shaded to green or , when perilously shallow , to brown , and Thessy , peering ahead , would shout at me to go to port or starboard , or even to go backwards as fast as the motors would catch hold . |
| 7 | Along Heygate Street last night there was n't a pedestrian in sight and cars drove through as fast as they could . |
| 8 | In spite of the recession the PSBR continued to fall , though not as fast as had been forecast . |
| 9 | The one she guessed was Seb because the hair on his legs was blond was the best , but even then not as fast as Nails , and the other two were in-between , but not nearly as fantastic as she had imagined . |
| 10 | Unemployment has fallen in the county , although not as fast as in other parts of the region , but it does appear that some 800 previously unemployed Kent people have gained work as a direct result of the Tunnel . |
| 11 | I saw from the clock that Ben had run 10.03 , not as fast as Carl , who had gone below ten seconds again . |
| 12 | It melted as it fell , but not as fast as it fell . |
| 13 | His wages have increased , but not as fast as everyone else 's . |
| 14 | Pensions have increased in real terms over the last twenty years , but not as fast as real personal disposable incomes . |
| 15 | The result of all these changes is two-fold , that the UK has been getting richer , but not as fast as the rest of the industrialized world . |
| 16 | I 'm afraid my mind does n't move very fast , not as fast as some people 's . " |
| 17 | This does n't show through in practice , though , since under Windows , probably one of the most graphically intensive environments you can have , screen updates are acceptably quick , although not as fast as with Windows-optimized accelerated cards . |
| 18 | For Windows 3.0 users there is a separate set of drivers held on the drivers disk ( they actually work under 3.1 as well , but not as fast as the proper 3.1 drivers ) . |
| 19 | In sum , accelerating accumulation pushed up employment quite rapidly , but not as fast as the stock of capital rose , since mechanization proceeded apace ( figure 8.8 ) . |
| 20 | Inflation may accelerate as well , but , if faster scrapping is to occur , not as fast as money wages . |
| 21 | Kerly harumphed , and moved off again , walking just as fast as before . |
| 22 | Their best ( fastest ) responses were , however , just as fast as when rested , although the number of slow responses ( or gaps in responding ) increased dramatically after the first five minutes . |
| 23 | The keys fell to the ground just as fast as the paper , despite the keys being a lot heavier and needing more force . |
| 24 | These were walking just as fast as the others — yet , for some reason , they hardly seemed to get any closer to the professor ! |
| 25 | Low temperatures place them at no obvious disadvantage — they have evolved physiological systems that allow them to move just as fast as temperate or tropical fish , and they are no easier to catch . |
| 26 | The Jeep Wranglers receiving so much stick last week were the direct descendants of the vehicle which first surfaced in the Second World War when Ford mass produced the Jeep ( GP from General Purpose ) runabouts to take the invading allies to Berlin just as fast as the film crews could follow the generals . |
| 27 | I ran away as fast as I could along the pavement . |
| 28 | ‘ Yeah , but I got away as fast as I could , ’ I said . |
| 29 | ‘ But , Noreen — ’ But Noreen was already walking away as fast as she could in the direction of the apartment house . |
| 30 | As with most young men who had succeeded in sowing casual wild oats , it was a case of get away as fast as you can before they start getting ideas . |