Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [adj] pace " in BNC.
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| 1 | Takeshiba-O made the early pace followed by the two American horses Czar Alexander and Fort Marcy , while Piggott was content to keep Sir Ivor well covered up at the back of the field with La Lagune . |
| 2 | Moreover , as he made clear , he found the measured pace and rhythm of the work especially congenial , coinciding as it did with a period of remarkable creative gestation . |
| 3 | She found the marching pace tiring and her clothes would not be recommended for military training , but she rarely complained . |
| 4 | On one occasion , on a 300-metre climb from the spectacular bridge over the Härrakalou , a green , algae-filled river that drains a huge area of the Sarek National Park , we were accompanied by two fit Dutch lads , who maintained a similar pace . |
| 5 | Rocketing out of the stalls in York 's Keeneland Nunthorpe Stakes last month , Lochsong maintained a ferocious pace to beat her Goodwood victim Paris House a length-and-a-half , with College Chapel third . |
| 6 | The Martin Pipe camp believe that they would have beaten Morley Street granted a faster pace in the Elite Hurdle here last month , but I doubt it and confidently expect Toby Balding 's star to confirm his superiority on 6lb better terms . |
| 7 | The liberals , including eight of the 10 Civic Forum members of the federal government , favoured a gentler pace of economic reform and stressed individual rights . |
| 8 | He treated the much-vaunted pace pairing of Wasim and Waqar as though they were tame medium pacers , not the men who had mercilessly destroyed the last threads of his Test confidence . |
| 9 | I felt uneasy and the back of my neck was prickly with sweat , but relentlessly I kept the same pace towards them . |
| 10 | Robyn swallowed and took a hasty pace backwards , struggling desperately against the compelling strength of his gaze , the overwhelming male sexuality that exuded from him . |
| 11 | He took a hasty pace towards her , and she flung out a hand . |
| 12 | Then he took a steady pace backwards and looked down at her . |
| 13 | He took a menacing pace towards Jackie who answered with two jaunty , lilting steps towards Sam . |
| 14 | New machinery was brought in which meant an unpredictable pace of work . |
| 15 | On behalf of the District , Jacques counselled an unhurried pace and a moderate attitude as the developing rapport with Hampden Jackson and Douglas-Smith was immensely encouraging as were the early initiatives being taken by Poole . |
| 16 | He took an involuntary pace forward and raised the shotgun to point straight at Angel One 's face . |
| 17 | Peter put out a hand and gripped Sarella by the shoulder as she took an involuntary pace forward . |
| 18 | The study concluded that Los Angeles had the slowest pace of all , and the West was generally slower-paced than the rest of the country . |
| 19 | The first was the commonest means of indicating a moderate tempo ( although modéré was also used ) , the second denoted a moderate pace with some forward movement . |
| 20 | Hockley set the early pace with a one-over-par aggregate of 151 , three shots clear of Kate Egford , another England international from Kent . |
| 21 | Australian Peter O'Marley set the early pace with a 4 under par 638 . |
| 22 | His Queensland team-mate , Michael Doohan , the winner in Japan , set the qualifying pace ahead of defending champion Wayne Rainey , on a Yahama , and Kevin Schwantz , the Suzuki team leader , who is still looking for a first major title breakthrough . |
| 23 | THE FAST LANE SUPER Sally Gunnell set a scorching pace right from the off in Barcelona last night to clock the quickest 400m hurdles in the world this year . |
| 24 | Steve refused to be drawn when Willie Carson set a suicidal pace on Jahafil , but was still far enough ahead of the others to have a winning lead off the final bend . |
| 25 | Cordoba had clearly cried enough a good two furlongs from the finish as first Batzushka and then Balla Cove set a furious pace which resulted in a time that equalled the course record by a two-year-old over six furlongs . |
| 26 | Crossing the Judith Mountains , Poker Joe set a hard pace , and the elderly and wounded silently drifted behind their people . |
| 27 | Top seed John Mills set a blistering pace with scores of 221 and 254 to record the highest game and series of the day . |
| 28 | After an early scare when Ken Charlery headed wide from a left-winger corner by Mick Halsall , Middlesbrough set a blistering pace with Ripley the danger man . |