Example sentences of "quickly and as [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | The critics were quick to recognise the anguish in the writing , but dismissed it as ‘ hopeless pessimism ’ or ‘ a shameful nightmare which one only wishes to forget as quickly and as completely as possible ’ . |
2 | We make sure your mortgage goes through as quickly and as easily as possible . |
3 | They bantered and argued with each other , laughed raucously , became angry and fell into sulks , changing moods as quickly and as unpredictably as children . |
4 | We have to work as quickly and as safely as we possibly can and we ca n't afford to spend five minutes er searching a house , let alone a flat . |
5 | The duke himself , meanwhile , wanted to establish himself in the north as quickly and as fully as possible , and control of the Neville affinity offered one means to that end . |
6 | The duke himself , meanwhile , wanted to establish himself in the north as quickly and as fully as possible , and control of the Neville affinity offered one means to that end . |
7 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
8 | Well having er carried this appliance nine flights of stairs to the ninth floor of the flat erm my objective was to gain entry into the flat onsh , sorry once the okay was given erm , again the objective was to gain entry into the flat as quickly and as quietly as possible er , by my mistake the equipment was not placed one hundred percent correctly and began to malfunction. er It started to make er a bit of a whirring noise , and a bit of a loud noise and again the objective was to gain entry quickly and quietly . |
9 | But Mr Kinnock , 50 , clearly devastated by his party 's rejection at the polls , wants a successor chosen as quickly and as smoothly as possible . |