Example sentences of "[vb past] as quietly as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved as quietly as he could . |
| 2 | He moved as quietly as he could towards the connecting door , grasped the handle and with a single movement flung the door open . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Yet she still had the use of her tongue , and she said as quietly as he , ‘ Yes , only once — and let's keep it like that , shall we ? ’ |
| 6 | He nodded to her and placed the tray on a low table beside her and left as quietly as he had entered . |