Example sentences of "[verb] fast [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They grow fast when transferred into trays or pots in the conservatory , greenhouse , cold frame or on a window ledge , prior to setting out in the garden a week or two later . |
| 2 | ‘ I think it is , ’ she said suddenly , and her heart beat fast as she felt the hatred burn in her eyes , directly at him , her mouth a tight line , her body rigid with anger . |
| 3 | The private sector collects around 60% of household rubbish in France , barely 5% in Britain , though that figure will grow fast as local authorities are forced to seek competitive outside tenders . |
| 4 | Fred 's face was flushed a deep red and his breath came fast as he slipped down his trousers and pressed himself on top of her body . |
| 5 | The Right Hon John Patten MP , Minister of State for the Home Office ( right ) , comments that , ‘ Victim Support has deservedly grown fast because it meets a long-standing and deep need that had been neglected for far too long . |
| 6 | I think I caught a refrain from one of Sankey 's hymns : ‘ A bright crown awaits thee , Hold fast till I come ’ . ’ |
| 7 | However , we can work fast when people are in a rush . ’ |
| 8 | They were only upstaged by Tim Stockdale and Philip Heffer , who dressed as Show-Jumping ‘ Groupies ’ , with poor Franke Sloothaak proving he can run fast when he needs to . |
| 9 | I run fast as I can at the window , but it still wo n't break . |
| 10 | She snatched up one of the spears racked handy beside the hearth , and her father ducked fast as it slashed just over his head into a tapestry hanging above the fire , cut a two-foot gash in Saint Peter 's side and raised a shower of sparks . |
| 11 | You should , therefore , make every attempt to be in the first row , going fast as the gun goes and , ideally , with a space to leeward so that no-one is making you pinch . |
| 12 | Prime costs for newspaper production were rising fast as supporting industries and services demanded real payment under khozraschet conditions . |
| 13 | But God knows I do n't say Harry told them wittingly , for I know him , too , and know him as stubborn in holding fast as any grown man among us . |
| 14 | This looks like the best return available on income bonds but investors should move fast as these offers tend to be fully subscribed very quickly . |
| 15 | But in this case , my guess is they 'll move fast because they need answers quickly themselves . ’ |
| 16 | The speed at which things wear out and break down rises fast when everything you own is cheap . |
| 17 | She would eat fast if she felt like it . |
| 18 | ‘ She was vile , ’ said Comfort , recovering fast as she took in the impertinence of anyone 's venturing to question her expenditure or appearance . |
| 19 | The river bottom was ridged sand , a difficult and unkind footing , that combined with the cold and the rush to make me want to go fast while forcing me to go slow . |
| 20 | I used to go fast when I was first at Perm , and my gut punished me . |
| 21 | The Palais Club had a membership in 1928 ‘ well past the ½ thousand mark ’ and it grew fast as dancing became the major pastime of the 30s and 40s . |
| 22 | it was always easier to sent fast than it was to receive or read the code . |
| 23 | Oliver 's tears fell fast as he listened to the story of his father . |
| 24 | Hibernian 0 Motherwell 0 HIBS ' prospects of finishing fourth in the Premier Division are fading fast after they served up a dreary scoreless draw against Motherwell before the lowest gate of the season at Easter Road . |
| 25 | The twilight was fading fast when she entered the bedroom but she could see that the child was still sitting bolt upright in the bed . |
| 26 | In the dark old days rugby tours never went further than the west country or Wales … but times are changing fast as the sport gets more professional … you have to think big time now to win matches and survive in the first division … that 's why Gloucester 's new full-time director Barrie Corless and coach Keith Richardson took the players off to Italy for a two match tour |
| 27 | Graydon will have to move fast if it is to enable to NCM to compete with TI 's credit limit underwriting on UK exposures . |
| 28 | He picked up her hand and put it on his cock ; then placed his own hand over hers and made her squeeze ; it was hot , even under the rough material of his trousers , and rolled about clumsily over the squidgier sack of his balls ; but he was panting , making stirring motions with his knees against her legs , working with his free hand at his waistband , until he freed himself from his flies and had wrapped her hand around his naked cock ; he spat on his hand and worked the spittle onto the skin , and when he made her hold him again , she felt the wetness on her fingers , and drying fast as he pumped himself up and down over her hand , pinning her hand under his . |
| 29 | My heart was beating fast as I whispered , ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 30 | Reluctantly she assented , but her heart was beating fast as he put his arm round her . |