| The bandsmen, all dressed in their serious splendour, played at a determined pace, which quickened the pulse. |
| In 1773 he became sheriff of Bedford, where an inspection of the local jail quickened his interest in the sufferings of prisoners. |
| 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. |
| Starting to feel desperate, she opened the water bag and drank heavily as her pace quickened. |
| Hormonal changes during pregnancy could have quickened the process, they learned. |
