Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] fast as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She always mentions them in her winner 's speech but maybe the players taking part should take a moment to think what makes it possible for them to perform , and maybe say ‘ thank you ’ for all the years of loyalty from these people , instead of getting away from them as fast as they can . |
| 2 | The brewers of these beers want to produce them as fast as possible and use chemical additives to speed up fermentation , cut down on yeast head to get more liquid into the fermenters and to produce a beer with a thick head of foam . |
| 3 | You never saw such a frenzy as her frantic rush to dress herself , me pulling outfits from the wardrobe , she rejecting them as fast as they landed on the bed , trying on and discarding until she stood there in a stew of irritation and indecision in nothing but bra and panties . |
| 4 | I ran away from him as fast as possible , and did not stop until I found myself in some fields . |
| 5 | I ran after him as fast as I could . |
| 6 | And if he asks me if I 've seen you I 'll tell him as fast as I can . |
| 7 | She collected the money for his drink , and got away from him as fast as she could . |
| 8 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
| 9 | I was speeding toward it as fast as gravity could take me . |
| 10 | ’ And as soon as she disappears , we beat it as fast as we can . |
| 11 | The widget-making company may increase the amount it pays the remaining workers ; it may reduce the price of widgets ( or not increase it as fast as prices in general rise ) ; and it may be able to retain some of the saving as increased profits . |
| 12 | Learn it , try and say it as fast as you can , do it in groups , as a round … |
| 13 | Eventually an equilibrium was reached , and although the Troll flesh was still there Grom was digesting it as fast as it was regrowing . |
| 14 | We ran after it as fast as we could . |
| 15 | It would have surprised Claudia if Dana did have any money ; she earned a great deal but spent it as fast as she made it , and , while it made sense for Roman to bring her under his wing , Claudia resented it fiercely . |
| 16 | I ran towards it as fast as I could — and found an old man with a lantern . |
| 17 | ‘ And after that , ’ Woolley said , ‘ you will come back here and stop the German air force from examining the hole which their artillery has just blown in the British Line , a hole about the size of Lancashire , and that will be the biggest waste of time of all , because the German Army found that hole an hour ago , and is now galloping through it as fast as its little legs will carry it , heading in the direction of … ’ he snipped the final toe-nail and straightened his leg to study the fault' … us . ’ |
| 18 | Apart from moving through it as fast as possible on a pair of skis , ’ he added with an unexpected flash of humour . |
| 19 | He 'll drop you in it as fast as he can if it will help him , Luke ! ’ |