Example sentences of "[vb past] as quickly [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun . |
| 2 | His career collapsed as quickly as it had begun , and he died from alcoholism in 1957 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Sheringham crossed low towards the unmarked Clough but the opening disappeared as quickly as it appeared , Schmeichel diving bravely to whip away the ball . |
| 6 | It transpired that the snow went as quickly as it had come , the road was opened and supplies began getting through regularly again . |
| 7 | 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 . |