| At the sight of this event, the opponent became worried and quickened his pace into nearly a jog. |
| The bandsmen, all dressed in their serious splendour, played at a determined pace, which quickened the pulse. |
| He heard the raucous shouts and the rhythmic twist of the dance accompaniment as he turned into the alley, and he quickened his pace. |
| Like nationalistic impulses elsewhere, the Arab manifestation quickened in the nineteenth century. |
| We trembled from the initial bolt of lightning to the moment when the quickened corpse stirred, arose and lurched from the laboratory table. |
| As he quickened his pace to a jog, he saw a swift shape dart up a curling stairway. |
