Example sentences of "told [pron] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Kleinsorge told them as cheerfully as he could , ‘ There 's a doctor at the entrance to the park . |
| 2 | Put on my mettle , I told them as simply as I could of how Tony , Poll and Doreen had made their ‘ Feast ’ , burying their doll ( I substituted doll for scouter ) and covering the mound with flowers ; and how , at the end , as a simple token of courtesy or affection , Tony had presented his penis for Doreen 's pleasure . |
| 3 | He had asked her what was happening and she told him as truthfully as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ I have n't any serious plans to marry him , if that 's what you 're asking , ’ she told him as levelly as she could , and had the hardest work in the world in hanging on to her temper when his glance flicked from her through the open door into her sitting-room . |
| 5 | He walked swiftly beside the trolley as they wheeled it towards the Theatre lifts , and Kath told him as rapidly as she could what they had established . |