Example sentences of "beat [adv] fast " in BNC.
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| 1 | The adrenalin hurt : her shallow , panicked respiration frizzed in her brain and her heart beat so fast she felt sure it would burst . |
| 2 | It beat so fast as if he was under a strain . |
| 3 | It was a demoniac sound that made hearts beat too fast , heads and bodies reel . |
| 4 | Theda 's heart began to beat rather fast , and she was conscious of a feeling of trepidation . |
| 5 | Before she realised it , she was in his arms again , and this time he kissed her fiercely , a long kiss that left her feeling faint and breathless , and caused her heart to beat so fast that she felt sure he must be conscious of its wild throbbing . |
| 6 | The shock of his words had her narrowing her eyes as her heart began to beat uncomfortably fast in her chest . |
| 7 | Breathing with the others , my heart began to beat very fast , and soon my fingertips were tingling. ; eventually my whole body was filled by trembling . |
| 8 | He said it lightly but as she followed him from the staff-room she was aware that her heart had begun to beat very fast . |
| 9 | When your heart is beating sufficiently fast , the next time you try to pick up Wilma she 'll follow you home ( wish that technique still worked today , it 'd make my life much easier ) . |
| 10 | The client may say , ‘ My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to have a heart attack ’ , or , ‘ I ca n't cope any more ’ , or , ‘ I think I 'm going to end up in a mental hospital ’ . |
| 11 | People often worry that their heart is beating so fast they will have a heart attack , or they feel so faint and dizzy they will collapse , or they will be physically sick in public . |
| 12 | Shiona turned to meet his eyes , hating the way her heart was still beating so fast . |
| 13 | My heart 's beating so fast ! ’ |
| 14 | Her heart was beating so fast that she felt out of breath . |
| 15 | She waited , her heart beating so fast she was surprised she was still standing . |
| 16 | ‘ When you asked me to come into your bedroom my heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to come leaping out ! ’ |
| 17 | Her heart had been beating painfully fast , and now she became aware of the rapid pulse in Travis 's neck where her cheek rested against it . |
| 18 | Kate 's heart , which had been beating uncomfortably fast at his proximity , slowed down at his expression of dislike . |
| 19 | My heart would suddenly start beating very fast as though my life was beating out of me . |
| 20 | His forehead was wet with the cold sweat of horror , and his heart was beating very fast . |
| 21 | In the privacy of the cubicle she was aware that her heart was beating very fast . |
| 22 | Then gradually , in the stillness and the silence , Rachel became very aware of David 's closeness in the confined space of the car and her heart began beating very fast . |
| 23 | And suddenly her heart was beating very fast , slamming against her ribcage like a demented hammer . |
| 24 | The cat jumped on his knee and as he stroked its fur he could feel its heart beating very fast , almost imperceptibly , like the quiet ticking of a clock . |