Example sentences of "at speed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 2 | Check for any areas of hazard such as pillars , radiators , chairs or competitors ' bags near the area — anything , in fact , that might cause you injury if you ploughed into it at speed . |
| 3 | Though frequently finding some initial reason to put you , the customer , down , restaurant-car stewards then generally look after you well , and enjoying good food at speed remains one of the joys of railway travel . |
| 4 | It had been derailed at the entrance while approaching at speed with a sleeper service from Penzance ; miraculously there were no serious injuries , though much of the track at the station throat had to be relaid . |
| 5 | But in riding , quietness , and general environment , Mark 3 coaches gliding through the countryside at speed owe little to even a decade ago . |
| 6 | the 8.00 Blackpool North–Euston train passes Milton Keynes Central station at speed on 6 October 1984 powered by Class 87/0 No 87010 King Arthur . |
| 7 | Yet this low-speed firmness can transform itself : on undulating secondaries taken at speed the chassis composure of the Carrera 4 is faultless . |
| 8 | For normal driving conditions the computer chooses a soft suspension setting , but at speed and during sharp handling and emergency manoeuvres , it switches automatically to a firmer setting . |
| 9 | While this contributes to crime prevention , especially with respect to joy-riders who steal and drive cars at speed at might ( which requires neighbourhood men in West Belfast to work might duty ) , it has none of the wider community service functions evident in Easton . |
| 10 | the Sergeant started up the jeep and we entered the cornfield at speed , heading in the direction of the first three canisters . |
| 11 | We decided to forget about the third canister and made off across the cornfield at speed , the jeep bouncing up and down on the very uneven surface . |
| 12 | As the jeep moved away at speed I could still hear him shouting , then it was gone in a cloud of dust , road leading to the beaches to join the other wounded waiting to be shipped back to England . |
| 13 | As we slid at speed down the escarpment we took care to avoid nettles and barbed wire , then we 'd squeeze between the splintery struts of the Essoldo 's picket fence . |
| 14 | I recall imitating a stunt performed by the obscure Buffalo Bill Jnr in a Poverty Kow serial , when he outwitted his pursuers by swinging at speed from saddle into tree . |
| 15 | Here it was even possible to freewheel at speed without the risk of the front wheel submerging into a pool of smelly black moss . |
| 16 | Cocooned in the nylon sack , from which he could escape only with difficulty , he is suddenly on his side heading downhill at speed . |
| 17 | Like the G40 , it impresses with its throttle response and low-rev urge , but while the supercharged car is merely annoyingly noisy at speed , the GT brings a headache . |
| 18 | Undoubtedly the more controlled damping comes from the Corrado , which copes admirably with undulations at speed , but show it some sharper bumps and , like the Calibra , it jolts and shudders through the shell . |
| 19 | When this wall-nosed behemoth travels at speed through Kent , leaves get blown off trees in East Sussex . |
| 20 | Add this to steering that is not too heavy when parking and direct and communicative at speed , and a chassis that irons out most road imperfections but still allows great cornering balance , and the Metro is rarely unsuited to a journey , whether motorway or A-road , long or short . |
| 21 | The downside is a familiar one : notchy and sticky gearchange , mushy brake pedal , rough and vocal engine ( this one had done 4000 miles yet would still not rev to the red line ) , wind noise at speed and , of course , the seats . |
| 22 | The route had been marked by the reconnaissance platoon ; even so , as they moved at speed past each key point vehicle commanders glanced at their maps to check their progress . |
| 23 | The team drive at speed in the centre of the road , other vehicles permitting . |
| 24 | He hunts because he finds it exciting to ride a horse at speed and over such unpredictable obstacles . |
| 25 | A car going up a dead end at speed was ‘ going nowhere fast ’ ; a ‘ cock and bull story ’ was more often , in his opinion , a ‘ hen and cow story ’ . |
| 26 | With those I returned at speed to the boathouse and attacked the lower door , first hammering the toe of the tyre lever into a nonexistent crack between the wooden door frame and the surrounding brickwork at a level just below the keyhole , then bashing the far end of that iron , to put heavy leverage against the door frame , then wrenching out the lever and repeating the whole process above the lock , this time with fury . |
| 27 | Diplomatic sources who witnessed the incident said he was driven off at speed in a police convoy and his whereabouts are unknown . |
| 28 | West Hartlepool increased their lead after 58 minutes when Mitchell , the alert and sprightly hooker , burst through at speed for a fine try , leaving the opposition flat-footed . |
| 29 | A dummy scissors from David Thomas deceived the opposition and the full-back came into the line at speed to score near the posts , Howley converting . |
| 30 | I mean to move on silently escaping , but I crash straight into a trolley , pushed by a bloke looking like one of the heavyweights in a James Bond film , so I leap away at speed as he snarls after me and knock over a pile of bean tins . |