Example sentences of "[conj] begin [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the candidate seems settled in for the day stand up and help him/her with their coat , or begin to walk towards the door . |
| 2 | Enterprise zones originated in a number of ideas that began to amalgamate towards the end of the 1970s . |
| 3 | Jack heard it before he saw anything — a low rumbling sound that began to vibrate through the car . |
| 4 | But later on , when the hairs that began sprouting in the heat of the bandage become fully grown and replace the old hairs , a startling white patch will appear . |
| 5 | Balcon could reasonably feel defensive about the sort of criticism of British cinema that began to appear from the Film Society milieu , particularly in the pages of Close Up , a journal founded in 1927 . |
| 6 | Peering out a few seconds later , Manville saw him turn and begin to stroll down the street . |
| 7 | In their second year these children become able to walk , they leave the hut and begin to participate in the life outside . |
| 8 | They walk up the cleft in the hills beside the stream and begin to climb above the valley . |
| 9 | To these reluctant Dutchmen the invasion was a liberation , and even the weather matched their joy ; the sun was climbing into a cloudless sky and beginning to burn of the mist which still clung in the leafy valleys . |
| 10 | Antony grinned in resignation at Connon and began searching for the tablecloth . |
| 11 | He dropped my wrists and began picking at the bread , rolling bits of it into little grey balls . |
| 12 | When she emerged , she responded with a grunt to Melissa 's , ‘ Good morning , ’ and began wrestling with the bar that controlled the window shutters . |
| 13 | He looked away and began twiddling with the curtain cord . |
| 14 | Rachel paused by her desk and began toying with the telephone cord . |
| 15 | Donna shifted the receiver to her other ear and began doodling on the pad . |
| 16 | As his boss turned away and began to stride down the corridor , Dexter noticed a wary look slither into Pargeter 's eyes . |
| 17 | That wo n't give anything away , ’ cajoled Deana , and it was at that moment that an open-topped , low-slung dark red sports car purred to an impatient halt directly in front of the foyer 's big glass doors and the unmistakable silhouette of Tom Russell sprang with athletic grace from behind the wheel and began to stride across the cement footpath towards the entrance . |
| 18 | He clenched his teeth , pulled back his shoulders and began to stride up the road . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , that cuts them out of my book , unless , of course , they 're entertaining , witty , rich , and — ’ Here he turned and began to march from the room , saying , ‘ have the sense to appreciate my worth . ’ |
| 20 | Coleby grunted and began to move towards the door . |
| 21 | He and a friend separated from the others and began to move towards the car . |
| 22 | Lucenzo moved away and began to complain to the catering manager , breaking into the man 's spirited singing of an Italian opera . |
| 23 | He transferred his attention to his gold wristwatch and began fiddling with the bracelet . |
| 24 | Anna turned , saw me waving , and began to amble through the line of cars with her nose n the air , looking entirely unconcerned about her own and everyone else 's safety . |
| 25 | ‘ The African guide was nowhere to be seen so Slash picked up the guy 's rifle and began firing into the air , trying desperately to scare the elephants away , ’ said another friend of the star . |
| 26 | But the second time round he became restless and began biting at the rope and making playful snaps at Angela 's heels , then at her basket . |
| 27 | He rose and began to dance round the room . |
| 28 | She started the engine without waiting for an answer and began to drive along the track winding down the mountain . |
| 29 | He pulled on his shoes , rose and began to jog along the road in the direction the car had taken . |
| 30 | I felt revolted by them and began to sleep in the hall , dragging a pillow and a wool blanket off the bed and leaving the room to them , in the hope that they would understand my anger , that they would no longer stay till the early hours of the morning , stepping over me as I lay asleep , leaving overflowing ashtrays and empty glasses and cans and bottles strewn about the floor . |