Example sentences of "[vb past] at a [adj] pace " in BNC.
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1 | It makes your heart beat at an invigorating pace . |
2 | Smiling , she wondered whether he ever moved at a normal pace . |
3 | It was impossible to hurry but they moved at a steady pace , pausing seldom . |
4 | But all that changed at a phenomenal pace . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Lucy Telford drove at a steady pace , her mind occupied by the task set for her by Aunt Bertha . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | With a lot at stake for both sides the game began at a frantic pace with a goal arriving at each end in the first ten minutes . |
11 | The fourth-round replay began at a frantic pace and burst into life after 12 minutes . |
12 | The adrenalin was running high for Haslemere 's final league game of the season and they began at a relentless pace . |
13 | She walked at a leisurely pace to the back of the hold , where she unlocked a control panel and pressed several buttons . |
14 | Once in the street he walked at a gentle pace . |
15 | We worked at a hectic pace . |
16 | We worked at an unheard-of pace . |
17 | Membership grew at an astonishing pace , reaching close to 30,000 in the late 1970s . |
18 | At about ten to nine I tethered the bike to a lamp-post and proceeded at a leisurely pace on foot to the Parsons ' . |
19 | Meanwhile , for Stan the basic business of discovering fossils proceeded at a dazzling pace . |
20 | While internal change proceeded at an unprecedented pace , Alia also sought to open the country to wider foreign contacts . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | In agreement with Hickson , Jacques organised the activities as though the rural areas scheme had been formally introduced and with the enthusiastic commitment of Hampden Jackson , Poole and Douglas-Smith , WEA provision in Norfolk and Essex expanded at an unprecedented pace throughout the war . |
23 | These intermediate times show very clearly that all modes apart from the cycle had periods of fast or slow movement , whereas the bike continued at a consistent pace . |
24 | While discussion among the LCY progressed at a slow pace , new parties emerged . |