Example sentences of "quickly [adv prt] to " in BNC.

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1 In which case at this stage the interviewer can move quickly on to more detailed questions .
2 But they were quickly on to Mr Schwartz , who had paid young Freddy large sums of money for running errands for his shoeshine business .
3 We moved quickly on to what is normally the second lesson , snow plough turns , and then the third when thankfully you can use the rope tow .
4 Locke attempted to explain epistemic appearances in terms of sensations leading so quickly on to judgements that we mistake the judgements for sensations .
5 With Dara once more clinging firmly and rather painfully to her arm she was walked back to the small , intimate table they had been sharing on the edge of the small dance-floor , but Ace was quickly on to his feet , side-stepping Dara 's attempt to greet him with a kiss .
6 Then she stepped quickly on to the nearest chair and stood there , listening .
7 I hop across the outer live rail to haul myself quickly on to the southbound platform .
8 Sachin Tendulkar moved quickly on to 19 at which stage the Indian was twice put down , first by Mark Nicholas at short cover and then by David Gower who could not hold on to a hot left-handed chance at second slip , the unlucky bowler on both occasions being Connor .
9 In a brief lull we moved quickly down to the river and followed it back down the valley .
10 Moving the garage doors closed again , he scurried to the fence between neighbouring gardens , passed quickly in to the darkness of the trees next door .
11 She jumped to her feet and walked quickly through to the hall , her eyes blazing fiercely .
12 He flicked quickly through to the section covering Surrey , then proceeded a page at a time until he reached his goal .
13 Jack walked quickly over to the door .
14 Basil turned and walked quickly over to the portrait .
15 Spotting what he was after , he walked quickly over to the object and picked it up .
16 But although it felt numb , the leg was still bearing his weight , so he hobbled quickly over to the door leading to the basement , jerked it open and dived through .
17 She walked quickly up to the front door , opened it , turned and waved .
18 He came quickly up to me and said , ‘ Give me your camera . ’
19 There was nobody in the passage , so Raoul went quickly up to the door of the dressing-room , opened it and went in .
20 She comes quickly up to him and smiles into his face .
21 She walked past him to the door , and though he followed and came quickly up to her side he did not again offer her his hand .
22 Christina struck out across the aquamarine water and swam quickly out to sea .
23 On an impulse he reversed the Jaguar and drove quickly back to Martyr 's Cottage .
24 Bodie swung the car in a tight circle and drove quickly back to the area of London where the Stones lived .
25 The shortage of Pentiums is so bad the industry has reportedly taken to what some people call ‘ tea-bagging , ’ moving their precious chip supply from system to system to prove to customers their box works , then quickly back to the treasure vault .
26 She seemed to assess their position and then go quickly back to the carrion as if she was very hungry and sought to take as much of it as she could before the crows reached her .
27 Then he carried him quickly back to his mother .
28 I went quickly back to my room .
29 Even before he got to her she was mesmerised , the dark eyes holding her with complete ease , and she had to bring herself quickly back to the present to do what she had planned and set matters on an even footing straight away .
30 Clare walked quickly back to the house .
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