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Meanings of put on speed in English

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Usage of put on speed in English
1
Her companion put on speed once the outskirts of town were reached.
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
2
With a grim smile his employer put on speed and followed him.
Hidden Gold
3
I put on speed, wincing at the sharp pains in my chest.
Altered carbon
4
The last raft put on speed and raced away in the opposite direction.
A Tale of Time City
5
I put on speed and fairly charged out into the shop.
Conrad’s Fate
6
Then she put on speed and passed the big car.
The Motor Girls on a Tour
7
Brian and the broomstick put on speed and surged out into the field beyond.
Witch Week
8
After that, Cat and Klartch expanded in the backseat and Millie put on speed.
The Pinhoe Egg
9
It dived a sickening fifty feet and put on speed.
Witch Week
10
When we put on speed he put on speed too.
African Camp Fires
11
The soldiers of Mordor lifted their heads and also began to put on speed.
The two towers
12
But put on speed as far as Mantes, and may Heaven guard you both!
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
13
He put on speed, and for a moment he thought he would catch the boat.
IT
14
With a careless laugh he put on speed and rushed her dizzily through the throng.
Greatheart
15
And then Tom put on speed once more and the automobile forged ahead as before.
The Rover Boys in Business; Or, The Search for the Missing Bonds
16
Ben put on speed and the car flew out of the village and along the highroad.
In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date
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