Example sentences of "quickly [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the horror of the watching children he just sliced the pudding in half — gave one piece to his son and quickly devoured the rest . |
| 2 | David Whitaker loved the storyline , rapidly commissioned the episode-by-episode story breakdown , and as quickly commissioned the full scripts . |
| 3 | Secondly , the new proximity of the original side windows to the floor of the living-room quickly revealed the propensity of the stained-glass panels to admit draughts and clearly it would be wise to install secondary glazing within these openings to seal leaks , even at the expense of losing an uninhibited view of the coloured glass . |
| 4 | Its studies quickly revealed the unattractiveness of this option in view of the cuts in food and raw material imports which this would entail . |
| 5 | The original condition appealed to buyers and it quickly doubled the £8,000-£10,000 pre-sale estimate . |
| 6 | He wanted ‘ the greatest value in the smallest compass ’ ; he wanted an animal that weighed most in the best cuts and that quickly repaid the outlay on its food . |
| 7 | A highly talented writer and a compelling public speaker , he quickly became the best-known left-wing agitator in Derry . |
| 8 | George Woodger , an inside or centre-forward of the highest quality , played for the Palace in our earliest years and quickly became the first Palace ‘ superstar ’ — and that in an age when today 's publicity was unthinkable . |
| 9 | These quickly became the norm . |
| 10 | She quickly became the woman to beat . |
| 11 | Coffee was introduced into the central highlands in the 1840s , and quickly became the most important cash crop . |
| 12 | Gilbey quickly became the first person Diana turned to when the pressures of her life and marriage became too much . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , he felt that it was only correct that the recipient of such a gift should also feel at ease there , and indeed it very quickly became the ‘ home ’ of the Queen as well . |
| 14 | France after 1960 quite quickly became the leader of western European activities in space and seems certain so to remain beyond the year 2000 . |
| 15 | Intrigued , she made a series of forays on horseback into the trackless tribal areas of northern Albania , and quickly became the champion of the mountaineers , whose lands were coveted by neighbouring nations . |
| 16 | The maxima quickly became the minima . |
| 17 | With its clear identity and superior taste , it very quickly became the market leader . |
| 18 | Water resistance : they stayed comfortable in a light drizzle , but wind-driven showers quickly penetrated the fabric . |
| 19 | Two fire engines arrived shortly after 7am and quickly got the blaze under control . |
| 20 | There 's praise tonight for the way the twins father quickly got the children clear of the smoke and flames : |
| 21 | But firemen quickly got the situation under control . |
| 22 | ‘ I quickly realised the size of my task when I drove into York for home games , ’ says Ward . |
| 23 | The reporter quickly realised the identity of both voices . |
| 24 | But they quickly realised the judge had done them a great disservice and that his report hinged on a massive irony . |
| 25 | Lowe quickly made the telling point that whenever he saw film or photographs of the All Blacks they always looked as grim and serious . |
| 26 | Karr saw what his hesitation implied and quickly made the introduction . |
| 27 | We quickly made the acquaintance of everyone in our lane which was part of a very scattered village , and after the children started school there were always some of their friends around the house . |
| 28 | The next moment Helen came in again , quickly made the tea , poured some out for Sophie , and said quietly , ‘ I 'll get rid of Dawn as soon as I can . |
| 29 | The White House , not surprisingly , pointed to its tax legislation stalemate with Congress and quickly passed the buck to the Federal Reserve . |
| 30 | Serious hunting began in the early nineteenth century , when tiger shooting became an obsession with the maharajas and nabobs who quickly passed the mania on to the British officials and army officers . |