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 | Fish fry fed with some white worm definitely grow faster than those fed commercial food alone . |
| 4 | Conifers can thrive on upland areas with lower land value , and also grow faster than native , broad-leaved woodlands which are less efficient " carbon fixers " than pine , fir and spruce . |
| 5 | So just how fast is the HPC and did it , as Caterham suggested it might , grow faster as the miles accrue ? |
| 6 | And Creaney 's heart still beats faster when he remembers a thrilling draw with Ajax of Amsterdam , including Johann Cruyff . |
| 7 | If new records are added faster than old records are deleted , the packing of the file will get higher ; as we saw earlier in the chapter , this will cause more synonyms . |
| 8 | So , short of sending the recording tape on a long detour through the corridors of the Palace of Westminster before it goes on the air , the parliamentary censors will have to work faster than they think . |
| 9 | Because southern prices rose faster than those in the regions in the mid-1980s , for instance , by last year an average house in Yorkshire and Humberside , which in 1983 had been worth 69 per cent of a similar one in London , was worth only 40 per cent of one in the capital . |
| 10 | And the cost of houses rose faster than purchasing power in most countries during the 1970s , so the gap between need and availability has grown even greater . |
| 11 | Payment of salaries and pensions was 221,600 million roubles in arrears , and half the population was said to be on or below the monthly minimum consumption level ( set in June at 2,150 roubles ) , as prices for goods and service rose faster than wages and food production fell by 23 per cent . |
| 12 | As Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Mr Pacey lead a force where car crime rose faster than anywhere else in Britain . |
| 13 | So the profit rate rose faster than the share . |
| 14 | Since productivity rose faster than mechanization , the output-capital ratio rose , boosting the profit rate still further . |
| 15 | Cash benefits also rose faster than inflation , growing in line with average incomes ( table 9.1 ) . |
| 16 | There are a number of reasons for expecting the prices of index futures to adjust faster than the spot price , i.e. the market index . |
| 17 | But I ‘ d be dropped faster than a hot brick if I betrayed a confidence . |
| 18 | Mostly these were on the west coast where glaciers moved faster since the snowfall was heavier near the Atlantic Ocean . |
| 19 | He moved faster than I would have thought anyone could on a train and was already talking into a radio headset when I reached his office . |
| 20 | While it was generally accepted that the country was economically near bankruptcy and would need time and a continuation of generous American aid to effect recovery , few people doubted the economy could be rebuilt faster than that of devastated Europe and Japan . |
| 21 | Oxygen , too , began to increase faster than new ‘ sinks ’ could neutralize it , or before it could be buried in sediments . |
| 22 | Therefore state expenditure tends to increase faster than revenues . |
| 23 | ‘ But why did the keys fall faster than the paper ? ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I think I caught a refrain from one of Sankey 's hymns : ‘ A bright crown awaits thee , Hold fast till I come ’ . ’ |
| 28 | The Doctor began to talk faster as the pain built up . |
| 29 | Some organs may grow faster than the rest of the body so that their size increases not only in absolute terms , but also relatively to the rest of the body , which is positive allometry . |
| 30 | So a fourth reason for planting new churches is that a young and vibrant expression of church life is encouraged which can often grow faster than the older churches . |