Example sentences of "[vb past] as calmly as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not at all , ’ Constance replied as calmly as she could . |
| 2 | ‘ If we could get back to business , ’ she began as calmly as she could , ‘ I 'd like the use of an office and a telephone , and a list of phone numbers — suppliers , customers , Press , the business fair organisers … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Did you want me , Myra ? ’ she asked as calmly as if they had been discussing the weather and not within an ace of making either love or war . |
| 4 | She spoke as calmly as she could . |
| 5 | She panicked for a moment , and then seeing the beam on his face , smiled as calmly as she could in response . |
| 6 | He was shaking in his shoes , but said as calmly as he could , ‘ You roughed up a man from Belfast a few nights ago . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wo n't share anything with you , ’ she said as calmly as she could . |