Ye kynge... sprange out of his chare and resseyuyd them worshipfully.

The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last.

[…] the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize: / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit […]

When rotor goes to autorotation, an inclined alpha hinge provides automatic change of blade pitch to three degrees as the shaft stops rotating.