Example sentences of "run [prep] [pron] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | wished to persuade the Company to build the Mitcham — Sutton line included in their original powers and then permit them to run over it as far as St. Helier , as an extension of their Mitcham service . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | I ran after him as fast as I could . |
4 | I ran towards it as fast as I could — and found an old man with a lantern . |
5 | With a shout , I ran at them as hard as I could . |