Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] as quickly " in BNC.
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| 1 | It transpired that the snow went as quickly as it had come , the road was opened and supplies began getting through regularly again . |
| 2 | His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun . |
| 3 | This one , however , was to be far more personally taxing for Mrs Whitehouse , for the apparent consensus of opinion that surrounded her campaign against Thorsen evaporated as quickly as it had developed . |
| 4 | That struck her hard ; but the shock passed as quickly . |
| 5 | She warned that when things vanished as quickly as this , it was quite possible that they might come back . |
| 6 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |
| 7 | Sheringham crossed low towards the unmarked Clough but the opening disappeared as quickly as it appeared , Schmeichel diving bravely to whip away the ball . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've got 19 players with contracts up for renewal and want a new manager installed as quickly as possible , ’ he said . |
| 9 | His career collapsed as quickly as it had begun , and he died from alcoholism in 1957 . |
| 10 | As it became clear that the Bolsheviks were prepared to make peace on terms which fully restored Polish territorial integrity , the wave of anti-war feeling subsided as quickly as it had appeared . |
| 11 | The news spread as quickly as the horrendous fire which engulfed the fallen plane . |
| 12 | Computervision Corp so wants to put its sad ownership by Prime Computer Inc behind it that it is remaking itself in the pure computer-aided design software image of the company Prime acquired as quickly as it can . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I would like a British Cup competition introduced as quickly as next season . |
| 14 | Minimum vacuum standards are used by most of the tube manufacturers today because they need tubes made as quickly and cheaply as possible . |
| 15 | Melanie washed as quickly as she could . |
| 16 | The girls hurriedly departed , and the bouncer withdrew as quickly as he had appeared . |