Example sentences of "as quickly [subord] he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd been neither sight nor sound of James since that fateful day and no doubt he had forgotten her as quickly as he had taken her , but he must be told there was going to be a child . |
| 2 | The girls hurriedly departed , and the bouncer withdrew as quickly as he had appeared . |
| 3 | He stopped trembling as quickly as he had begun a moment before and seemed to withdraw down the dark passage to the daydream he was locked in when they first arrived . |
| 4 | ‘ But then what do these Ministry Inspectors know about education ? ’ resumed the headmaster hastily , discarding doubts as quickly as he had assumed them . |
| 5 | If he was to save her from a lifetime 's retreat from life and love he had to move her along the right road as quickly as he dared and as quickly as she would let him . |