Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a quick [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suddenly dropped a quick kiss on her startled lips and then bounded off up the stairs , and Jenna was left with his briefcase in her hand , her expression stunned . |
| 2 | It was never clear whether they were carrying out a routine sample spot check on the facilities or merely seeking a quick meal before a meeting . |
| 3 | It only needed a quick glance to see that he had been rebuking her , for her face was flushed and angry and he wore the grim look that made him appear so formidable . |
| 4 | Then , out of breath , he 'd realised it would only take a quick word with the girl at the desk to find out . |
| 5 | Whereas a system by thirds means that it 's unlikely that the council or at least a lot of councils , will suddenly have a quick switch around and you 'll get a greater continuity of policy . |
| 6 | ‘ I only took a quick look , he 'd been dead a long time , it was n't nice , and yet — it looked like Uncle Mosse . ’ |
| 7 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 8 | Duck breasts , lamb chops , spare ribs and Cumberland sausages only need a quick brush with oil but marinading will add spice and also tenderise the meat . |
| 9 | Even money could not buy a quick passage through some of the conditions met with on the unimproved roads of the early eighteenth century . |
| 10 | You just want a quick glance at it to see what she , oh well half of it 's saved and then a bit more than a quarter . |
| 11 | Bearing in mind the above information , it is always as well , when completing any design , to just do a quick bit of arithmetic before saving . |
| 12 | I 'd like you to just do a quick chemical test and let me know if that was a carbonate . |
| 13 | But it can be argued that this will not give a quick cash flow fix at present due to the difficulty of disposing of a lease . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 15 | Experience does not suggest a quick solution , as talks first began on an EC bankruptcy convention back in 1978 . |
| 16 | Look , why not have a quick bath ? |
| 17 | Grab a chair then , we 'll just have a quick debrief and then we 'll break for lunch . |
| 18 | I 'll just have a quick word with your dad . |
| 19 | I 'll just have a quick look now … |
| 20 | Well let's let's just have a quick look at this one . |
| 21 | about we 're probably due to finish , well we 'll just have a quick look at this . |
| 22 | can I just have a quick look at your worse |
| 23 | Just one more and I 'll do just have a quick look round the outside see if they 're here . |
| 24 | So I can just have a quick check and make sure they are okay , but I 'm pretty sure if you think they 're right |
| 25 | I have a lunch that day let's just have a quick check in the diary no , oh yes no no I 'm wrong , something er no nothing , nothing at all . |
| 26 | Erm I did say we 'll just have a quick mention punctuation before we look at the maths . |
| 27 | It has long been known that raw , unrotted FYM does not produce a quick response in crops because the bacteria have to work so hard to break it down , and that fresh pig or poultry dung is too ‘ hot ’ for young plants . |
| 28 | I 'm just doing a quick shwooo . |
| 29 | I am not sure who is more demoralised by that — the local people , who frequently complain that they do not get a quick response when they need help , or the local police , who attend the crime in an attempt to do the good job that they intended when they entered the police force , knowing that they are likely to be pulled in all directions to answer calls on a blue line that has been pulled far too thin by the Government 's demands . |
| 30 | Stopped , just for five minutes , just to have a quick look , and now here you are , in charge of the stall of a woman you do n't know , a woman you 've never seen before in your life , and all because someone called Harry was n't to get away with something — And that man with blue eyes was watching her again . |