21.   Many died of disease, while others were abandoned to fend for themselves when the Japanese army beat a hasty retreat.

22.   Many of the women were left behind enemy lines in foreign countries when the Japanese army beat a hasty retreat.

23.   Many of the women were left behind enemy lines when Japan beat a hasty retreat.

24.   Most were never paid, and were abandoned to fend for themselves when the Japanese army beat a hasty retreat.

25.   When I reached Kabul, The flights were all full, But I beat a retreat not a second too soon.

26.   In the face of a gathering storm, the Pentagon appears to have beaten a retreat.

27.   The speculative frenzy of buying on the New York and London markets soon fizzled out and prices beat a retreat.

28.   US stocks beat a retreat Wednesday on worries of a weak economic rebound and pessimistic news from Intel and JP Morgan Chase.

29.   With that Robson beat a retreat from the army of reporters.

30.   Several scuffles followed and the authorities had to beat a retreat for a while.