
She kept a brisk pace as she tried to make the lights at each corner. Much more commonly, a brisk pace appears as the object of transitive verbs, especially the following ones: Viets's energetic storytelling keeps Fixing to Die on a brisk pace. Today it's rare, but there is an attested example here, which to me sounds quite natural: On a brisk pace seems to have been common in the early 1800s.

Perhaps the most useful technique is careful planning with marking of surgical margins, followed by a brisk pace of excision and immediate application of hemostatic wraps. September's preliminary 9.9% year-to- year advance by unit sales of US-built light motor vehicles upholds the continuation of a brisk pace of US household expenditures. …academic pressure resulting from a brisk pace… (source) Peewee moved into a brisk pace and kept stepping it up.

There is also a version without the article, though this could be a typo:įrederick took long strides in brisk pace across sheets of ice. Wheeler approached the boat ramp in a brisk pace growing angrier as he got closer. With a brisk pace, she crossed the aisle. We'll get some rhythm started here and see what happens.” Al and Bobby responded Group warm-up stroll, progressing gently to a brisk pace.Īfter a few blocks, she found it difficult to keep walking with a brisk pace. I hurried out of the town, and putting my horse to a brisk pace made the best of my way across the plain. Stifflegged, hestood up, forced himself to a brisk pace. His game just naturally lent itself to a brisk pace. Examples of when it does include to (note also the relevant verbs) Other than in that construction, it does not appear as a complement in a preposition phrase that often. It may be worth listing some of the constructions in which brisk pace appears in published literature, other than at a brisk pace. The writing keeps his life story on a brisk pace. He wrote his life story so that it is characterized by a brisk pace. He wrote his life story so that it a brisk pace. He wrote his life story so that it ////// a brisk pace. Having studied the various constructions in which a brisk pace appears in published literature (see below), I think something like the following could work for you: Is naturally and efortlessly read as describing the pace of the story. the short story format offered a compact execution and brisk pace On the other hand, the construction in Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle, Suggests even more strongly than does that we are talking about the actual writing, to the point of actually being ambiguous: as a reader, I would be unsure whether the writer meant the pace of the story, which would make sense given the context ( a page-turner), or the pace of the actual writing. his life story was a page-turner, written at (or with) a brisk pace Furthermore, to my ear at least, lbf's suggested construction It is only with some effort that one yields to the pressure of context and reinterprets it as describing the pace of the story itself. Uses a construction that is better suited to describe the pace of the writing. this story showcases fine writing at a brisk pace with no dallying Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 26 Aug.I agree with the comments that stress that one must make sure that a brisk pace describes the pace of the story itself rather than of the writing of the story.įor example, to my ear, the book review mentioned in lbf's answer 2023 The country’s growth has fallen from its usual brisk 8 percent annual pace to more like 3 percent. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 31 Aug.

2023 Then give the space a vacuum or brisk sweeping, dust the shelves, scrub the floor and clean the windows. 2023 Austin is forecast to reach 105 degrees, and Marfa is expecting a brisk 98 degrees. 2023 After Tyson closed a plant this spring in Glen Allen, Virginia, farmers and suppliers that did brisk business with the facility have struggled to stay afloat, a local CBS affiliate reported. 2023 The closest refuge for Southern Californians to find relief for a few days is the brisk Central Coast of California. 2023 But with the brisk temperatures, Ester and Balthazar were quickly asked to start making outerwear. Jesus Jiménez Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 30 Aug.
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2023 But on a Saturday morning, with little traffic and an assertive driver familiar with shortcuts, the ride was a brisk 21 minutes 16 seconds. Adjective That means zone 2 cardio can be running, brisk walking, cycling, swimming, rowing, skating, and elliptical training.
