Example sentences of "[adv] quietly as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not so quietly as to escape the attention of the ever-vigilant Scottish recruitment machine , however . |
| 2 | Then one evening as she was tidying up the room he said as quietly as if he were taking rifle aim , ‘ There 's no need for you to go turning the whole place upside down . |
| 3 | The stunned children filed out of the church as quietly as they had filed in . |
| 4 | I thus made my way as quietly as possible to a position from which I could execute such a march , and clutching my implements firmly about me , succeeded in propelling myself through the doorway and several paces down the corridor before a somewhat astonished Miss Kenton could recover her wits . |
| 5 | There was another woman who was a real fighter and she came in with me as quietly as can be — perhaps because I looked so young . |
| 6 | I could no longer contain my emotion , but going down on my knees I wept as quietly as I could for quite a long while . |
| 7 | Its decision is therefore almost always to show restraint and to leave the scene as quietly as possible . |
| 8 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
| 9 | Slowly , as quietly as he could , Jack pushed through the undergrowth , trembling slightly in anticipation of what might happen . |
| 10 | ‘ If Pinder is to be believed , it was missing at twelve-thirty , ’ said Sergeant Bird , taking a seat as quietly as a man of his bulk could manage . |
| 11 | He went to the garage door and opened it as quietly as possible . |
| 12 | He shut the door behind him as quietly as possible . |
| 13 | He waited for the train to shudder to a halt before jumping from the freight car and closing the door as quietly as possible behind him . |
| 14 | In the end I agreed to do this but I remember leaving the meeting literally , I am afraid , in tears and saying that although I would obey the majority I would resign from the Government afterwards as quietly as I could because I should have failed to uphold an almost lifelong conviction … |
| 15 | Baldwin answered with commendable frankness : what lie wanted , what he thought the King himself wanted , was for him to go , if he had to , as quietly as possible , and thereby to make things easier for his successor . |
| 16 | Moving as quietly as possible on the gravel , Patrick moved away from the kitchen , and then continued on until he came level with the basement windows . |
| 17 | Moving as quietly as possible he climbed the stairs from the kitchen quarters . |
| 18 | As quietly as I could , I moved closer . |
| 19 | Julia got up from her chair as quietly as she possibly could and left them alone . |
| 20 | Cautiously , the Doctor approached the central circle of pillars , slipping between them as quietly as possible , despite the fact that there was no one around . |
| 21 | He worked the slide as quietly as he could , chambering a round , then he moved back out into the sitting room towards the door . |
| 22 | I had gone out into the garden , closing the scullery door as quietly as I could . |
| 23 | Then she said , as quietly as ever , ‘ I 've had enough of your behaviour and your constant suspicions and your checking on me . |
| 24 | ‘ Come as quietly as you can , sir . |
| 25 | He moved as quietly as he could . |
| 26 | ‘ But that 's not possible , ’ Lucien hissed back in alarm , as quietly as he could . |
| 27 | Slowly , she opened the door as quietly as she could . |
| 28 | On Good Friday everyone would be very serious , and go about their business as quietly as possible . |
| 29 | I followed him , as quietly as I could . |
| 30 | We followed him as quietly as we could . |