Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] as fast [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Labour politicians , including Reg Prentice as a junior minister , wished them to be ‘ required ’ to do this ; Crosland preferred that they should be ‘ requested ’ , determined that empty threats should not be issued or implied and to go forward as fast as he could by agreement and persuasion . |
| 2 | Surely , if the train were in a station when the emergency occurred , you would get out and run away as fast as possible . |
| 3 | This distaste for the subject of money should also guide his behaviour if another gentleman was impudent enough to enquire about his income : ‘ [ In such a situation the mirza ] should try to get the topic changed ; if not he should leave the house to its owner and run away as fast as his feet can carry him . |
| 4 | I am terrified and run home as fast as I can . |
| 5 | When the old man saw me , he shouted loudly and ran away as fast as he could . |
| 6 | I was so shocked I just turned tail and ran home as fast as I could . |
| 7 | Stumbling to her feet , she picked up the diaries , slipped the clip into the pocket of her dress , and hurried downstairs as fast as she dared go . |
| 8 | The Rabbit jumped wildly , dropped the gloves and the fan , and hurried away as fast as he could . |