Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] fast [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing goes as fast as I want it ’ ) , there were problems with design . |
| 2 | I was halfway across the floor of this valley when Ann came running past ; when I say running , I mean as fast as she could stumble over the uneven ground , pack on her back , carrying her fishing-rod . |
| 3 | ‘ I came as fast as I could . ’ |
| 4 | I ran as fast as I dared along the Tottenham Court Road . |
| 5 | Instead of another row with her mother , she had decided that she must get to the bottom of things by going up to the Hall and speaking to Miss Hatherby , and she pedalled as fast as she could . |
| 6 | She drove as fast as she dared past the Jardin Anglais and at last swung out on to the Quai Gustav Ador . |
| 7 | You run as fast as you can away from it . |
| 8 | Instead she walked as fast as she could towards the river , past the mean little houses below the cathedral . |
| 9 | You follow as fast as you can . ’ |
| 10 | But Jane , the Imp Sixer , added quickly : ‘ But it does n't matter — she runs quite fast when she does start . ’ |
| 11 | We change as fast as we possibly can , |
| 12 | It was very wet , getting worse , and I did n't feel that the patient could tolerate sitting out flood waters , so we moved as fast as we could . ’ |
| 13 | On arrival at Edinburgh Airport , two Landrovers awaited us and our luggage , and we drove as fast as we could to Gleneagles , to try to be in time for the Moët et Chandon reception which is the first party of the Rolex-Jackie Stewart Challenge weekend ; this was timed for 8pm ! |
| 14 | The police say that they reacted as fast as they could , but it would have been unsafe to try and stop the party . |
| 15 | Terror gripped the two men as they ran as fast as they could away from the ghostly train towards Elsham signal box . |
| 16 | The boys heard the crash and they ran as fast as they could to get help from the police and ambulance , but when the police and ambulance got there they only found the boys ' fishing tackle where they had dumped it in such haste . |
| 17 | Erm , like they come really fast so you like just jot them down quickly erm without full stops |
| 18 | She 'd never seen anyone move as fast as he did when he put poor old Dan Pearson on his back . |
| 19 | I had to pay to have them work as fast as they did , only I did n't want my friend 's grave marked with just a cross in the sand for any longer than it had to be . |
| 20 | There were three people in front and two of us packing as fast as we could . |