"Det Supt Fulcher stated had he not proceeded as he did, Rebecca's remains may never have been found.
He knew no secrets, he said, but he had opinions, and he proceeded to introduce a tantalising new clue to the lingering Cold War mystery.
Having reached this conclusion, he had proceeded to woo Perry, flatter him — pretend, for example, that he believed all the buried-treasure stuff and shared his beachcomber yearnings and seaport longings, none of which appealed to Dick, who wanted "a regular life," with a business of his own, a house, a horse to ride, a new car, and "plenty of blond chicken".
He said he had proceeded with some planning but declined to give details.
Everybody laughed and the uncle assured her she should have one, whereupon he proceeded to fix her a small glass or orange juice.
What I mean is that if he had proceeded by impulse alone - an impulse to create - then he would have created everything as one thing.
Named manager of the Expos two months into last season, Torborg said he had proceeded with off-season business as usual and would continue with it until someone told him to stop.
Having established these fundamentals, he proceeded to cultural and recreational interests: movies, books, ballet, music, figure skating, volleyball, rhythmic gymnastics.
Then he took off his glasses to reveal he has no eyebrows, and he proceeded to pose in cabaret-meets-yoga photos, pausing to strangle himself with his own shirt, and then returning with a fur stole.
