Example sentences of "fast as she [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thrust the paper across the desk , then was gone almost as fast as she 'd come . |
| 2 | The steak was left to congeal on the plate , and Jenny ran down to the stable as fast as she could . |
| 3 | I was halfway across the floor of this valley when Ann came running past ; when I say running , I mean as fast as she could stumble over the uneven ground , pack on her back , carrying her fishing-rod . |
| 4 | ‘ But , Noreen — ’ But Noreen was already walking away as fast as she could in the direction of the apartment house . |
| 5 | Her first impulse was to run away , to run blindly anywhere , as fast as she could go , because the cry quite certainly came from the direction in which the dilapidated signpost was pointing — and that signpost pointed to DANGER . |
| 6 | She raced down the slope as fast as she could go . |
| 7 | Deborah said , ‘ Oh , yess , pleasse — I 'd love to , ’ as fast as she could utter the words . |
| 8 | She let out her pent-up breath in a loud gasp of relief ; then she bent over the handlebars and sent the bike whizzing as fast as she could pedal it across the remaining hundred yards or so of field . |
| 9 | She scrambled down the tree as fast as she could . |
| 10 | There was no one about in the woods , so she 'd better hurry back to the town as fast as she could . |
| 11 | As fast as she could , Peggy ran to the town . |
| 12 | Heedless of what noise she made now , she flew along the path as fast as she could go . |
| 13 | Shirley followed her flying form as fast as she could . |
| 14 | If he put down sheets of newspaper in the kitchen to keep the floor clean on wet days , one of his cats would back up to the far wall and then launch herself as fast as she could at the papers . |
| 15 | While the rider tried to hold on , to calm the horse and to prevent himself being thrown , Ruth ran as fast as she could towards the wood . |
| 16 | Instead of another row with her mother , she had decided that she must get to the bottom of things by going up to the Hall and speaking to Miss Hatherby , and she pedalled as fast as she could . |
| 17 | ‘ We looked round , and there was Anna , crawling as fast as she could to me . |
| 18 | Instead she walked as fast as she could towards the river , past the mean little houses below the cathedral . |
| 19 | Joseph smiled hesitantly and waved , but this embarrassed the little Annamese girl and she turned and ran as fast as she could to catch up with her parents . |
| 20 | The first was a short man who was walking along the street , and the second was a little girl who was running as fast as she could . |
| 21 | She continued walking as fast as she could away from Emminster . |
| 22 | Nenna shook off her other shoe and began half walking and half running as fast as she could , not looking behind her , Laburnum Street , Whiston Street , Hows Street , Pearson Street , a group at the end of Cremers Street who stood laughing , probably at her . |
| 23 | Renewed tears flowing , dirty hands in dirty pockets , she ran from that terrible , disloyal little hen — ran as fast as she could to find Anderson , with his promise of comfort and sound advice . |
| 24 | She must get away from Nathan Bryce as fast as she could . |
| 25 | She ran home , ran as fast as she could ; she was running from the picture of Miss Arabella Marks deep in a hole where earth crept up round her lace-frilled socks and drowned her beautiful blue eyes . |
| 26 | She snapped the locks on the case , lifting it from the table , wanting only to get away from Luke Calder as fast as she could . |
| 27 | Not giving her resolve time to weaken , she slipped off her shoes and hurtled up the alley as fast as she could go . |
| 28 | Turning , she hobbled back to her room as fast as she could and took her jewel box out of the drawer . |
| 29 | She collected the money for his drink , and got away from him as fast as she could . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm terribly sorry about your aunt 's jewellery , ’ Charity said , verbally scampering back to safe ground as fast as she could . |