Example sentences of "[verb] how quickly the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The vendor will also be concerned to know how quickly the cash will be returned to it by the purchaser .
2 The day finished with some drama and Mass and I was sadly surprised to find how quickly the day had gone .
3 Corbett noticed how quickly the Prince took his hand from the bible and walked back towards him .
4 He put a coin into her small hand , and as he touched her wrist he noticed how quickly the blood was beating .
5 I ca n't believe how quickly the time 's gone .
6 Corbett remembered the autumn sun during his previous visit and marvelled how quickly the weather had changed .
7 With a great effort she immersed herself in her work and it was n't until Myra put her head round the door that she realised how quickly the time had gone .
8 We realised how quickly the evening had passed when the night staff arrived .
9 Beth called herself all kinds of a fool , for she herself had not realised how quickly the girl was growing up .
10 She had n't realised how quickly the stock had been gobbled up by the hungry flames .
11 Ca n't you imagine it ; ‘ I wonder how quickly the church at Philippi , the church at Whitestone , will realise that God 's resources are limitless so that when God gives according to His riches , there are no limits to what can happen ! ’
12 A simple test for woollen rugs is to fold or crease the pile and see how quickly the wool returns to its original shape .
13 No one can say how quickly the taste for risk and reward , the essential motor of a free market economy , will come back .
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