Sentence examples for had been fast from inspiring English sources

It was 12.30 at night, and Mr Saeed and his fellow peshmerga fighters had been fast asleep.

They had been fast friends, my father writing a moving article about Calder's work and receiving the mobile in exchange.

The result has put a significant dent in what had been fast increasing numbers of geese, considerably noisier and messier urban creatures than the coyote.

When construction loans grew scarce two years ago, property development along Manhattan's High Line, which had been fast and fierce, stumbled.

Alonso's car had been fast enough during qualifying the previous day to take pole position, but a technical problem spoiled his chances and he qualified only 15th.

Because her first delivery had been fast, her doctor advised her to schedule an induced labor to be sure she could get to the hospital on time.

Others said that it felt like Ms. Hermann had been fast-tracked ahead of other candidates.

For me it was two weeks' worth (a 12th of my future life expectancy) and I had been fast-tracked.

Life between performances, they said, had been fast-paced: exploring the subways "without our parents," cycling through Central Park (exactly thirteen miles on a day off).

Bozier had previously claimed he had been fast-tracked by the Conservatives for a seat at the 2015 election, although this has been denied by a party official.

On Monday, Andrews announced that $40m in funding from Labor's $300m election commitment towards the Melbourne Metro had been fast-tracked ahead of the May budget.