Example sentences of "[noun sg] at [adj] speed " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the place where he had almost bowled Anna over many months before and where he enjoyed riding the horse at breakneck speed , disregarding anyone else who might chance to be on the path . |
| 2 | Bordeaux is traditionally the arena for a thrilling mass sprint finish and on the long straight ride through the flatlands of Les Landes we may have the awesome sight of the whole peloton at full speed , driving along at up to 60 kilometres per hour , not in pursuit of a breakaway , but in anticipation of the finish . |
| 3 | what 's harder I wonder swimming , cycling and running for fifty miles or driving a racing car at top speed … |
| 4 | THE same day as dealing with the Sumner case , the Court of Appeal ruled on Mark Hill-Trevor who lost control of his car at high speed . |
| 5 | Thames Valley Police have defended their decision to pursue a stolen car at high speed through a city centre . |
| 6 | When in 4WD or front wheel drive only ( rear half shaft broken ) I get a snatching on the steering when at full lock at low speed . |
| 7 | The F-Plan also reduces your calorie intake in order to allow you to shed weight at sufficient speed . |
| 8 | The shape of a tapir makes it possible for it to push its way through the thick undergrowth at considerable speed . |
| 9 | Wolfgang told Leopold that he was obliged to write the piece at great speed , and that the four soloists were ‘ completely in love with it ’ . |
| 10 | Using the fire provided by the now empty Warriors to support their move forward , the third platoon dashed forward and hit the enemy at full speed . |
| 11 | The position of the casualty was still uncertain , but she had reported that she was somewhere to the west of Burtonport so the lifeboat set course to the NW at full speed , adjusting as necessary for the large swell , and calling the casualty on the VHF radio . |
| 12 | SunSelect today markets SunPC software , a high-performance personal computer emulation package with optional hardware acceleration SBus board products that enable MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications to run on Sparc systems under Solaris operating at 80486 speed . |
| 13 | Leonora snapped , then set to work at top speed while Penry was out chopping driftwood . |
| 14 | They had driven the two hundred miles from their Portacabin compound in the village of Salahuddin at high speed . |
| 15 | She would run around her pen at such speed that the centrifugal force would keep her on the vertical walls like a Wall of Death rider . |
| 16 | Like all disc grinders , the body shell is basically a cover for a powerful motor which drives the disc at high speed . |
| 17 | Many unattached skis went sliding off down the hill at incredible speed . |
| 18 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |
| 19 | The image is then written to a target disk at high speed and verified if required . |
| 20 | AT&T Co is chasing after British Telecommunications Plc and its Syncordia Corp initiative at breakneck speed with its WorldSource seamless telecommunications service for multinationals and its WorldPartners Association of supporting phone companies ( CI No 2,176 ) . |
| 21 | She was moving round the room at great speed for so heavily built a woman . |
| 22 | After all , those bombs did survive the effect of the explosion in the nose of the bomber and the impact of the plane hitting the water at high speed . |
| 23 | Briefly cells were resuspended in ice cold lysis buffer ( 20 mM HEPES pH8.0 ; 20 mM NaCl ; 0.5% NP40 ; 1mM DTT ; protease inhibitors including 0.5 mM PMSF , 2µg/ml leupeptin and 2µg/ml trasylol ) , left on ice for 5 minutes and centrifuged for 1 minute at top speed in an Eppendorf microfuge . |
| 24 | She then picks up a stone in her jaws and , vibrating her head at high speed , bangs down the soil . |
| 25 | Adding to the energy level is Colin McCormack doubling at deceptive speed as two mistaken characters . |
| 26 | Adding to the energy level is Colin McCormack doubling at deceptive speed as two mistaken characters . |
| 27 | While fighting against Carthage , the Romans learnt Greek and absorbed Greek customs and knowledge at increasing speed . |
| 28 | In the next house , Miss Goulding seemed to toil from morning to night at top speed to ensure that the laundry she worked on was ready for delivery by Fred Cotton . |
| 29 | Before Joseph could agree or disagree , his brother had mounted up and was laughing loudly as he urged his coolie along the boulevard at top speed . |
| 30 | RIGHT : Royal Train at full speed , May 1904 . |