Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] fast " in BNC.
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1 | The full foliage of May did not burn , but the mould of dry , dead leaves and brushwood on the ground caught fiercely , and flared down upon them so fast that they were forced to turn and run , having no time to take the harder way up to the crest . |
2 | I more fast . |
3 | And when you found I 'd had your heir , you 'd have brought me home fast enough . " |
4 | I 'll put the press on to you so fast they 'll be camping on your doorstep before you 're even halfway home ! ’ |
5 | She always mentions them in her winner 's speech but maybe the players taking part should take a moment to think what makes it possible for them to perform , and maybe say ‘ thank you ’ for all the years of loyalty from these people , instead of getting away from them as fast as they can . |
6 | The brewers of these beers want to produce them as fast as possible and use chemical additives to speed up fermentation , cut down on yeast head to get more liquid into the fermenters and to produce a beer with a thick head of foam . |
7 | You never saw such a frenzy as her frantic rush to dress herself , me pulling outfits from the wardrobe , she rejecting them as fast as they landed on the bed , trying on and discarding until she stood there in a stew of irritation and indecision in nothing but bra and panties . |
8 | I like these bar , you put , I always chewed them really fast |
9 | He came to meet her so fast that the skirt of his white coat floated out behind him . |
10 | In the aquarium they also fast . |
11 | I ran away from him as fast as possible , and did not stop until I found myself in some fields . |
12 | I ran after him as fast as I could . |
13 | And if he asks me if I 've seen you I 'll tell him as fast as I can . |
14 | She collected the money for his drink , and got away from him as fast as she could . |
15 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
16 | Pete … ’ he addressed Larsen directly , ‘ go git m'car , an ’ tell my deppity I need him here fast . ’ |
17 | As he approached the coast the Bf110 was in a shallow dive , the new , high-power DB601N motors driving her very fast . |
18 | I think one or two people or things are moving towards me quite fast now . |
19 | Then you follow me and hit me with a driver and drop away quickly because I 'm going to hit it so fast he wo n't know where the ball is until it 's down the fairway . ’ |
20 | ‘ They rushed into it so fast there was quite a lot of raised eyebrows in Summer Bay . |
21 | I was speeding toward it as fast as gravity could take me . |
22 | ’ And as soon as she disappears , we beat it as fast as we can . |
23 | The widget-making company may increase the amount it pays the remaining workers ; it may reduce the price of widgets ( or not increase it as fast as prices in general rise ) ; and it may be able to retain some of the saving as increased profits . |
24 | Learn it , try and say it as fast as you can , do it in groups , as a round … |
25 | Eventually an equilibrium was reached , and although the Troll flesh was still there Grom was digesting it as fast as it was regrowing . |
26 | We ran after it as fast as we could . |
27 | It would have surprised Claudia if Dana did have any money ; she earned a great deal but spent it as fast as she made it , and , while it made sense for Roman to bring her under his wing , Claudia resented it fiercely . |
28 | I ran towards it as fast as I could — and found an old man with a lantern . |
29 | ‘ And after that , ’ Woolley said , ‘ you will come back here and stop the German air force from examining the hole which their artillery has just blown in the British Line , a hole about the size of Lancashire , and that will be the biggest waste of time of all , because the German Army found that hole an hour ago , and is now galloping through it as fast as its little legs will carry it , heading in the direction of … ’ he snipped the final toe-nail and straightened his leg to study the fault' … us . ’ |
30 | Apart from moving through it as fast as possible on a pair of skis , ’ he added with an unexpected flash of humour . |