Example sentences of "went [adv] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From then onwards the transformation of the English landscape , or of a considerable part of it , went on at a revolutionary pace . |
| 2 | It was Martin who took the reins and as he cried , ‘ Gee-up ! you there , you flibbertigibbet ! ’ the horse , as if recognising the voice , tossed its head and went off at a spanking pace down the road , and as they laughed , Harry said , ‘ Would you believe it ! |
| 3 | I , I said I was sp you were speaking to an expert er so we went off at a blind tangent . |
| 4 | He went off at a steady trot and I thought as I had done so often that there could n't be many noblemen in England like him . |
| 5 | I went back at a slow run , glowing with energy and feeling even better than I had at the start of the Run . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , research and development in post-war fighter aircraft went forward at a brisk pace and over a wide range of options . |