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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Kerly harumphed , and moved off again , walking just as fast as before . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The keys fell to the ground just as fast as the paper , despite the keys being a lot heavier and needing more force . |
| 8 | These were walking just as fast as the others — yet , for some reason , they hardly seemed to get any closer to the professor ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I ran away as fast as I could along the pavement . |
| 12 | ‘ Yeah , but I got away as fast as I could , ’ I said . |
| 13 | ‘ But , Noreen — ’ But Noreen was already walking away as fast as she could in the direction of the apartment house . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Ions are fine for probing electrically conducting materials because the charge they carry to the specimen is carried away as fast as it builds up . |
| 16 | These are all responses which were highly suitable in prehistoric times when events required either that you ran away as fast as you could or that you had a surge of energy to help you fight your way out of a difficult situation as ferociously as possible ( fight or flight behaviour ) . |
| 17 | However he just wants to get away as fast as he can . |
| 18 | ( There are spiders too : an engineer , inspecting the Lake as it was filling , reported seeing a half-drowned tree covered with what appeared to be black foliage : he paddled alongside , then shot away as fast as his blades could carry him . |
| 19 | Surely , if the train were in a station when the emergency occurred , you would get out and run away as fast as possible . |
| 20 | The Rabbit jumped wildly , dropped the gloves and the fan , and hurried away as fast as he could . |
| 21 | She runs away as fast as she can . |
| 22 | This distaste for the subject of money should also guide his behaviour if another gentleman was impudent enough to enquire about his income : ‘ [ In such a situation the mirza ] should try to get the topic changed ; if not he should leave the house to its owner and run away as fast as his feet can carry him . |
| 23 | When the old man saw me , he shouted loudly and ran away as fast as he could . |
| 24 | They were sheep who had decided that this was no time to waste energy panicking when it could be used for galloping away as fast as possible . |
| 25 | Driving once more as fast as she dared , she soon reached the pet shop and saw that Mr Miller was occupied with a customer . |
| 26 | I am terrified and run home as fast as I can . |
| 27 | I was so shocked I just turned tail and ran home as fast as I could . |
| 28 | Then I ran home as fast as I could . |
| 29 | May I advise you to hurry home as fast as you can . " |
| 30 | They would make their way back home as fast as they could to receive the benefits of national health service treatment . |