Example sentences of "[verb] too fast " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're beginning to wonder whether capitalism has come too fast , ’ Kurowski explains . |
| 2 | The second problem is that even if a motorist — despite all the odds — actually adheres to the recommended limits , all the evidence points to the fact that he or she is still driving too fast for the safety of local residents . |
| 3 | The motorist is driving too fast because he does n't expect any children , or he expects them to be careful ’ |
| 4 | The 47 per cent failure rate was caused by driving too fast , inadequate use of mirrors , and poor observation and steering . |
| 5 | Willy was driving too fast for safety , naturally , but that did n't become apparent until we started down the hill . ’ |
| 6 | Morpurgo was driving too fast . |
| 7 | He had been driving too fast , that was what the police had said , and she could believe it now — he always had , when he was down , sunk into that deep trough of depression that occasionally consumed him , so that he lost all self-belief , all self-esteem . |
| 8 | ‘ He was driving too fast . |
| 9 | One or two cars driving too fast got stuck but the road was passable with care . |
| 10 | But the police blame the tailbacks on motorists driving too fast through the contraflow and causing accidents . |
| 11 | Police have launched a new campaign to crackdown on motorists who 're killing people by driving too fast . |
| 12 | ‘ A higher proportion of experienced rather than newly-qualified drivers failed because of driving too fast for the conditions , approaching junctions too fast and not anticipating the actions of other drivers . |
| 13 | If your heart is beating beyond the high end of your aerobic range then you are walking too fast . |
| 14 | These presumably sank too fast for compensating reef growth . |
| 15 | If you think the ‘ feeder is emptying too fast it is a simple matter to block up a few of the holes with a piece of sticky tape . |
| 16 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 17 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 18 | Things been happening too fast lately . |
| 19 | Things were happening too fast to keep up with . |
| 20 | It was all happening too fast . |
| 21 | I moved too fast … |
| 22 | The cause was mainly the cable 's specific gravity , which resulted in it sinking too fast , overstretching and over-stressing the remainder . |
| 23 | It was a demoniac sound that made hearts beat too fast , heads and bodies reel . |
| 24 | ‘ He always drove too fast . ’ |
| 25 | He would be seeing , I thought , an unremarkable young woman , rather too solemn , with thought-lines developing too fast between level dark brows ; dark-brown hair and grey eyes ; tolerable nose and mouth , and — my only real claims to beauty — a good figure and a fine , fair skin . |
| 26 | The IS coordinator , for example , suggested that : the only problem is that it 's developing too fast . |
| 27 | Indeed , these firms can not operate without it , because knowledge is developing too fast — by the time it 's written down and formalized , it 's obsolete . |
| 28 | A symptom of a company which has expanded too fast in terms of expensive machinery , clung to its principles of manufacturing , storing , distributing and retailing entirely through its own central management , without expanding its product lines or investing in sufficient skilled training . |
| 29 | Flavia did as she was told ; then tried not to drink too fast . |
| 30 | It happens too fast . |