Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] as fast as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Along Heygate Street last night there was n't a pedestrian in sight and cars drove through as fast as they could . |
| 2 | I came back as fast as I could . " |
| 3 | I finished my drink , quickly said goodbye to the other actors and got out as fast as I could , not wanting to register their smirks and curiosity . |
| 4 | In Scotia and in Orkney , the work went on as fast as resources would allow , and more speedily than it might once have done because of the cleared roads and the stations of help that now existed through the newborn network of local churches and local leadership . |
| 5 | Even encumbered by his painting gear and a heavy camera case , Fen strode along as fast as ever . |
| 6 | The tide went out as fast as it came in , and it was not unusual for large fish to be stranded in one of the various sized lakes left behind in the sand hollows . |
| 7 | They ran off as fast as their legs would carry them . |
| 8 | The ladies of the town shrieked with laughter whilst Ranulf , his face flushed , hurried on as fast as he could . |
| 9 | Mildred squeezed through the gap and set off as fast as possible along the corridor and down the spiral staircase to the yard . |