Which, come to think of it, always ends promptly at 9 p.m. How do they do it, while the commercial networks let Oscar and Emmy and Grammy telecasts ramble on into Letterman-Leno territory?
I think of the survivors of the Rwandan genocide I have known, who promptly charged off to pillage Congo, killing millions.
Try to think of the event casually - it will make it easier to ask her promptly and you can avoid adding extra impact to a potential rejection.
I think of this intersection of nature and technology hours later as I clamber into my vehicle – a new Toyota FJ Cruiser, promptly nicknamed the "Silver Surfer" by the drivers of the five other cars in our convoy.
Our hero promptly takes requests from the king and queen and opens a shop in which he sells "every kind of suit and hat that he could think of".
Saw the 1974 Broadway version, which I promptly wiped cleanly from my brain and never thought of again.
When it does finally strike after a conversation with janitor Achilles ("Achilles, I have thought of something very, very good"), he promptly falls asleep before writing it down.
Think of it as Yelp for business credit — instead of reviewing restaurants and stores, its community gives feedback on how promptly a company pays.
Her answer promptly tumbled forth: "I think it came from the time when men discovered fire.
Plan something promptly so your ex-bandmate doesn't think you're trying to get rid of him/her by kicking him/her out.
Eventually, Mr. Connolly thought better of it, trudged back down the stairs and caught the Third Avenue bus to meet his doctor, who promptly had him rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital.
