Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at a [adj] pace " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , the amalgamation of unions which occurred at a rapid pace throughout the inter-war years greatly improved the organization and effectiveness of the trade union movement as the years progressed . |
| 2 | He found himself walking at a steady pace towards those meaty shoulders . |
| 3 | She walked at a leisurely pace to the back of the hold , where she unlocked a control panel and pressed several buttons . |
| 4 | Kāli chose the steeper , shorter route to the forest and we climbed at a leisurely pace , stopping occasionally to catch our breath , lurching drunkenly and bumping into each other when the gradient increased and we were too lazy to keep up our momentum . |
| 5 | We worked at a hectic pace . |
| 6 | We worked at an unheard-of pace . |
| 7 | It was impossible to hurry but they moved at a steady pace , pausing seldom . |
| 8 | They walk at a leisurely pace and if prodded , often ‘ play dead ’ . |
| 9 | He took a shuttle to the asteroid belt , he was the highest ranker there they started the race , to the belt they drove at a deadly pace no-one knows what happened that star date but we always knew poor Wes would have to wait as they pulled Will from the smoking wreck they heard him say in a terrible state bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I love him bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I need him , tell Wesley not to my love for him is never weak . |
| 10 | He took a shuttle to the asteroid belt , he was the highest ranker there they started the race , to the belt they drove at a deadly pace no-one knows what happened that star date but we always knew poor Wes would have to wait . |
| 11 | The adrenalin was running high for Haslemere 's final league game of the season and they began at a relentless pace . |
| 12 | Once in the street he walked at a gentle pace . |
| 13 | Though Kenya 's Martin Suji , who is on a development tour , took only one wicket , he bowled at a lively pace , and the 21-year-old is likely to face the Scots in next year 's Associate Members Cup in his own country , if Scotland are accepted into the competition . |