Quite a few years slipped by one way or another.

I don't watch a lot of television, but not much local news slips by me.

It's getting dark and I don't want him to slip by us.

I slipped back by the door behind me, and worked round the outside of the building.

She could slip by him, open the door, run out.

That share slipped to 20 percent by the late 90's, the commission says.

How you managed to slip by our knowledge is something we can't answer.

It was agreed that when the police left the house I should slip away by night and come back no more.

That was until she slipped by the library one last time.

With one hand, he took the wheel while she slipped by him.

If overwhelmed, he will beat a retreat back to his starting point.

An attempt will be made to beat a retreat before the building goes up.

All the others had beat a quick retreat from danger.

They beat a retreat up the steps and into the station.

If he brings a large force, we'll beat a retreat and think up another plot.

Unfortunately it was beating a retreat away from me, so no photo.

Actually, I had been preparing to beat a retreat, but this guy wasn't about to leave me that choice.

All for later; she beat a quick retreat to the lab.

Or one can do as we did, and beat a temporary retreat.

Thus, he had to beat a retreat with 31 R5e3.