Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [adv] fast [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been on the verge of hysteria then ; add to that a day of travelling , with him pushing Chalon as fast as the horse could go carrying a double weight , plus the previous day 's tensions , and it was a wonder she had n't given in to it . |
| 2 | ‘ I just want to leave London as fast as possible , ’ Evelyn replied , playing along . |
| 3 | To continue to reduce taxes as fast as we prudently can . |
| 4 | In 1992 , the Conservative manifesto makes not even the most platitudinous mention of such a target : its four stated economic aims are ‘ to achieve price stability ; to keep firm control over public spending ; to continue to reduce taxes as fast as we prudently can ; [ and ] to make sure that market mechanisms and incentives are allowed to do their job . ’ |
| 5 | Linked together , they can crunch numbers as fast as any mainframe , but at a fraction of the cost . |
| 6 | Lambert kept on going and made height as fast as possible , to clear the angry patter of small-arms fire and the explosive stutter of machine-guns . |
| 7 | There is a strong anti-intellectual element in the present government which appears to believe that the greatest achievement is making money as fast as possible . |
| 8 | If you were rich , you left London as fast as you could . |