Example sentences of "[noun pl] make a start " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been intending for days to make a start on clearing out the cloakroom ; now was the moment — she would make a preliminary survey , set aside what should be kept , see if there was anything good enough for Oxfam . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , as the Government endures months of opprobrium , there is a clear imperative to begin addressing the long-term , and small ways to make a start . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , as the Government endures months of opprobrium , there is a clear imperative to begin addressing the long-term , and small ways to make a start . |
| 4 | The CAA newspaper Airway reports that a passenger whose holiday flight from Manchester International to Spain had been delayed was discovered by airport police making a start on his tan on the airport tarmac . |
| 5 | She came when it suited her , when she could spare the time from her other work , but she always popped in on Monday afternoons to make a start on the ironing . |
| 6 | We will use Britain 's six-month tenure of the Presidency of the Community 's Council of Ministers to make a start on the real tasks that lie ahead : building a prosperous and integrated economy ; correcting the democratic deficit , making Europe work for its citizens , not its institutions ; widening the Community 's membership ; and helping to create a peaceful and stable new world order . |