Example sentences of "so swiftly that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the situation changed so swiftly that there is almost no resemblance between the political maps of Spain for 1000 and 1050 , or again between those covering the times of the birth and death of El Cid . |
| 2 | The wind came so swiftly that within half an hour we were reducing sail , taking water over the deck , and beginning to lumber into a building seaway . |
| 3 | And on they sped so swiftly that she might almost have cried out with Ostanes , less in trepidation than delight , ‘ Save me , O God , for I stand between two exalted brilliances … |
| 4 | The man spun round so swiftly that George was taken aback and tripped , falling onto the soft mud . |
| 5 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 6 | He was on his feet so swiftly that she drew back automatically , worried about being here at night in her dressing-gown , and her action brought a black frown to his face . |
| 7 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
| 8 | Yet , when the oriental came at him , the man moved so swiftly that he was once again almost taken by surprise . |
| 9 | Charity gave a squeak like a startled sparrow , and dropped the binoculars so swiftly that the weight jerked uncomfortably on her neck . |