Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adv prt] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 2 | ‘ I turn round at a leaning gate post where the gate is permanently open , if somewhat askew . |
| 3 | I fuel up at a wee petrol station just before the A9 and phone Fettes while the tank 's filling . |
| 4 | You plot along at a steady crawl wondering if you 'll ever reach that far-off doorway , let go of the joystick as soon as you get there , then promptly take another pace ! |
| 5 | This contact may be by post , by telephone or by personal meetings ; the choice will depend very much on how important you are to a magazine and the magazine to you and thus how often you are likely to be working with this particular publication , how physically near you are to each other and indeed how well you get on at a social level . |
| 6 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 7 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 8 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |