Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at a [adj] pace " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all that changed at a phenomenal pace . |
| 2 | The gall bladder is a reservoir that empties at a slow pace . |
| 3 | It is a show that progresses at a terrific pace , none of the performers , from Duncan downwards , spare themselves . |
| 4 | He appreciates their design features : what a kangaroo gains and loses by moving in leaps , why horses change gait , why it is harder to walk quickly than to jog at an easy pace . |
| 5 | Their movements were deliberate and careful and Wycliffe had the impression of figures in slow motion , indeed of a whole existence that proceeded at a slower pace , muted , subdued , and infinitely depressing . |
| 6 | ( In modern French , a discussion that proceeds at a businesslike pace , even briskly , may be said to do so rondement . ) |
| 7 | At about ten to nine I tethered the bike to a lamp-post and proceeded at a leisurely pace on foot to the Parsons ' . |
| 8 | Competitors understandably try on every shot , but play at a funereal pace . |