11.   He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.

12.   Blake agreed with his companion, and beat a hasty retreat back to the hole in time.

13.   She then beat a hasty retreat.

14.   And before Torre could reach the mound, Steinbrenner was out of his field box seat, turning to leave even before Irabu began his hasty retreat.

15.   As the audience cheered, she bowed low and beat a hasty retreat.

16.   As for beating a hasty retreat in an emergency, Airbus says it has that covered too.

17.   As soon as Roger Clinton started singing, however, the president and first lady beat a hasty retreat.

18.   Benigni clowns so nimbly that he gets as far as celebrating his navel before having to beat a hasty retreat from the room.

19.   Bonds beat a hasty retreat from the clubhouse after the game, and Darwin denied anything happened.

20.   A moment later you hear a snarling bark and a crash as the intruders beat a hasty retreat.