Watts promptly broke a finger and Mushtaq inherited the job.

It promptly broke under the giff's weight, dropping Gomja to the floor, but no one laughed.

I hammered my foot down so hard the throttle cable (or whatever you call it; I've got no knowledge of mechanics) promptly broke.

One of the strings promptly broke, and in the faint ringing Eric thought he could hear the echo of a human voice.

But Nadal promptly broke back on an arresting point, which he won by squeezing a passing shot down the line.

On "Meet the Press" he promised to release all his records - and promptly broke that promise.

When Hodges promptly broke out of his slump, she alone knew why.

I took a cautious step, and all hell promptly broke loose underfoot.

He stepped off the gray circle and made a cutting gesture to Daneel, who promptly broke the connection.

Cokaze fell into a chair-which promptly broke under the impact.