Sentence examples for running on rails from inspiring English sources

The city appeared to be running on rails.

Its characters are all running on rails, reading from a script, at the mercy of their author, be it McDonagh or God.

Barges 79 feet long with loads up to 30 tons were hauled up by trolleys running on rails, on which they settled as the lock emptied; the barges descended under gravity into the lower pound to float on an even keel when the water leveled off.

Spectators could watch them doing so – one of the appeals of grand prix racing in the 1950's that has long since disappeared in the age of modern grand prix cars with road adhesion that can make it seem they are running on rails.

UNISDR 2009 Rail Surface transportation on wheeled vehicles running on rails.

The track, built in 2001, features wheeled sleds running on rails, and allows athletes to work on their sprint starts all year round.

With lighting, ventilation and a motorcycle modified to run on rails from one end to the other, the tunnel is thought to have cost Guzmán millions of dollars.

2. Subway trains run on rails.

With twists and turns, and at breathtaking speed, this film runs on rails.

In reality, electrons are confined to specific orbits, as if they ran on rails.

The script by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth runs on rails with great twists and turns and gags.