Example sentences of "fast [subord] i could " in BNC.

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1 I ran away as fast as I could along the pavement .
2 ‘ I 'd run the length of Ashdale Great Edge , from this end to the Castle Rock , as fast as I could . ’
3 I laced my arms round his back , under his own arms , letting his face fall on mine , and in that awkward position I blew my own breath into him , not in the accepted way with him lying flat with most things in control , but into his open nostrils , into his flaccid mouth , into either or both at once , as fast as I could , trying to pump his chest in unison , to do what his own intercostal muscles had stopped doing , pulling his ribcage open for air to flow in .
4 I would have to go as fast as I could while I could still see the way , and then rest for longer , and then probably crawl .
5 Got back here as fast as I could .
6 ‘ Yeah , but I got away as fast as I could , ’ I said .
7 I went down from the upper grandstand as fast as I could , which was far too slowly because everyone else was doing the same thing .
8 I finished my drink , quickly said goodbye to the other actors and got out as fast as I could , not wanting to register their smirks and curiosity .
9 I was so shocked I just turned tail and ran home as fast as I could .
10 Sean recalled : ‘ I suddenly found myself on the same side as the shark and got out of the water as fast as I could .
11 Sometimes I tried to go as fast as I could , but it was easy to let the sail out and slow down if I felt I was getting out of control .
12 We had six minutes to eat lunch , so I stuffed bread , yoghourt , fish stew and beans into my mouth , and chewed as fast as I could .
13 Then I ran home as fast as I could .
14 I ran after him as fast as I could .
15 As fast as I could , I ran down the hill and jumped out of the trees between the prisoner and the two wild men .
16 As fast as I could , I pushed my little boat along the side of the ship , desperate to get away before the ship crashed into me .
17 I came back as fast as I could . "
18 and as fast as I could
19 I stood on the round wall and wound the handle as fast as I could , but when the bucket was still just out of reach , the rope kept slipping so I could not reach the bucket .
20 Before our friend had finished telling us his news I got on my bicycle and rode to the cemetery as fast as I could .
21 I did n't understand Ward 's behaviour , so I just concentrated on getting out of the city as fast as I could .
22 I walked across the moors as fast as I could , and arrived breathless at Wuthering Heights .
23 I left the hotel and returned to Geneva as fast as I could .
24 I ran towards it as fast as I could — and found an old man with a lantern .
25 Then the pack of zander went through the swim and as they went by I took fish of 6lb 8oz , 8lb0oz , 8lb 6oz , 5lb 15oz and l0lb 11oz as fast as I could reel them in and then they were gone .
26 Or — and this thought only occurred to me when I was out on the street and running for the hill as fast as I could — as if there was something else behind his eyes , looking out at the world , waiting for the awful moment when it would start to take apart our little corner of the planet , piece by shabby piece .
27 Panic throbbed through my body and , if I had n't been made of sterner stuff , I would have dug spurs into my horse and galloped as fast as I could back to Ipswich .
28 I watched the distant cloud from the explosion drift away over the firth , dispersing , then I turned and ran as fast as I could for the house .
29 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 .
30 ‘ I came as fast as I could . ’
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