Example sentences of "[noun sg] began [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The samples go back over 30 000 years , and they show that after being constant for most of that time the methane concentration began to increase in 1580 ( Geophysical Research Letters , vol 9. p 1221 ) At the end of the 16th century , the methane concentration began increasing at a rate of 0.114 ppmv per century ( parts per million by volume ) and around 1915 the rate accelerated to the present figure of 2.5 ppmv per century — if the data can be taken at face value . |
| 2 | This divergence began to emerge at a very early stage . |
| 3 | He was walking with his mum in Chicago when two men in a car began firing at three others . |
| 4 | A tiny weeny hint of a plan began to tinkle at the back of my brain like a triangle at the back of an orchestra . |
| 5 | A vague suspicion began to tug at Benny 's mind , and she frowned in thought . |
| 6 | And when she thought it was about to finish , the whip began to flick at the pegs . |
| 7 | At last a smile began to pull at the folds in Sir Charles 's face , as if his cheeks really were wallets and his smile was going through them , looking for cash , then the smile turned to laughter , it pushed between his teeth , it was dry and rhythmic , it sounded uncannily like someone counting a stack of dollar bills . |
| 8 | To his surprise a smile began to tug at her cheeks and when she finished the second reading she laughed aloud as though in relief . |
| 9 | The queue began to form at 7 a.m. on 13th May , and , after 3 stressful hours of preparation , it was inspiring to hear the peal of bells with which Nancy Robinson traditionally and imaginatively opens the Sale |
| 10 | The profits grew and the bank manager began to smile at Carrie whenever she paid in the weekly takings . |
| 11 | The little man began to kick at the tentacle in fury . |
| 12 | The man began laughing at him and said ‘ You need to get here when the doors open — there are lots like you , looking for a roof over their heads . |
| 13 | Life began to change at 16 when a shop asked Cindy to model for a fashion show . |
| 14 | A hand began feeling at him in the places he might carry a gun , so Maxim said to Fraulein Winkelmann : ‘ It would be compli-cated if he shoots me . |
| 15 | My brain began to overheat at the sheer scale of the disaster that had just overtaken me . |
| 16 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 17 | It was thus a new phenomenon when , during the winter and early spring of 1976 , outspoken resolutions on law and order began to arrive at the Presbyterian central office in Belfast from congregations and presbyteries across the country . |
| 18 | Very slowly an idea began to form at the back of his mind . |
| 19 | A guilty pain began gnawing at her chest . |
| 20 | It was as they approached Portugal that the skipper began to hint at what he wanted of her . |
| 21 | A small pulse began to hammer at the base of Lindsey 's throat as she rose to her feet to pour more coffee . |
| 22 | In the ACCs , the money supply began to accelerate at the beginning of 1970 . |
| 23 | Concern about the employment effects of new technology began to re-emerge at the end of the 1970s . |