Example sentences of "and began [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perturbed by the keenness of his loss , afraid that it made him , in truth , a stuffed-shirt Englishman as Hannele had assumed , Edward Carrington went to the bathroom and began to fill the mighty iron tub . |
| 2 | The man nodded and behind him Dai gave a shrug of resignation and began to search the small house . |
| 3 | He accepted an appointment with Nobel 's Explosive Company in Ayrshire in 1911 and began to examine the physical analysis of chemical plant performance . |
| 4 | As controlling designer for the exhibition , Tait , together with Coia and Spence , mounted the hoist and began to ascend the half-completed tower . |
| 5 | She put down her leather dressing-case the dark green one with a strap across the lid — that went with her on train journeys , and began to untie the knotted napkins . |
| 6 | Upon the death of his father , Sigmar became chieftain and began to draw the human tribes together under his leadership . |
| 7 | The tall , blond player who had joined West Ham at the tender of age of 17 some four years earlier , had done more than choose the right moment to emerge , he 'd nicely anticipated the coming of the right man , Alf Ramsey , who took over the England management shortly afterwards and began to forge the national side which would win the World Cup in 1966 and in which Moore would play an anchor role . |
| 8 | As dawn began to lighten the sky they topped the rise of another mist-shrouded valley and began to descend the other side . |
| 9 | He leapt for the navigation panel before Jinkwa could stop him and began to manipulate the unfamiliar controls with ease and skill . |
| 10 | Ianthe Broome , Daisy Pettigrew , Sister Dew and one or two others whose names she could never remember , now sat down round the table and began to discuss the final arrangements for the bazaar , which had always been exactly the same and always would be , except that from one year to another a pint more or less milk might be ordered for the teas . |
| 11 | In his extremity he put down the punch he could not hold steadily , and began to handle the half-shaped blocks of stone , dragging them forward and turning them to the light . |
| 12 | ‘ Naylor ! ’ she sighed again in the utmost rapture , and , clutching him , had not the smallest demur to make when he removed her bra and began to caress the swollen mounds of her pink-tipped breasts . |
| 13 | He returned outside and began to drag the unconscious Zhukov into the darkroom . |
| 14 | At that moment one of the other two women who had left the room for a couple of minutes returned with a bowl of water and began to bathe the injured arm . |
| 15 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 16 | But by the late 1980s , conservationists in Indian reserves started to notice that some of the familiar old cats had disappeared , and began to question the official figures . |
| 17 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 18 | Tug 's arms stopped and began to whirl the other way . |
| 19 | He rose abruptly , and began to walk the wide chamber with his wine cup dangled lightly between his fingers , a habit of his when he was thoughtful . |
| 20 | He touched the horse 's flanks , splashed through the ford and began to climb the gradual slope beyond . |