Example sentences of "[vb infin] at the beginning " in BNC.
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| 1 | How else would the dreamer know at the beginning of the dream ( as he or she always does ) that something horrific was going to happen ? |
| 2 | They did not know at the beginning of the week how much they would bring home at the end . |
| 3 | yes , but they do know , le let's go back a bit further , but they do know at the beginning of the world most of it is water |
| 4 | What does , what does Lou , Lou Reed describe at the beginning of his song , Walk On The Wild Side ? |
| 5 | For example , it may appear at the beginning of a statement ( You know , it 's time we talked ) , but it is distinctly unusual at the beginning of a question ( You know , is it 6 o clock ? ) or a command ( * You know , shut the door ) , or an exclamatory or minor sentence ( one does not say , after banging one 's thumb with a hammer , * You know , damn ! ) . |
| 6 | It 's analysis of the egos as , as we 've been seeing , in analysis was really all , all it could do at the beginning , after the First World War , shall we say . |
| 7 | But I must begin at the beginning . |
| 8 | Let's begin at the beginning … |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd better begin at the beginning . |
| 10 | I mean , where do you see at the beginning ? |
| 11 | Wallace 's angled runs were badly missed : - the Whelan/Deane partnership did not work at the beginning of the season and never looked like it last night . |
| 12 | then the eyes would be something you 'd also confront at the beginning but they 're equally important for the fox actually walking are n't they ? |
| 13 | The response points out that there is little point in improving regional road links if traffic can not move at the beginning or end of its journey — inevitably this must involve a public transport solution within urban areas , with some form of limitation on car usage . |
| 14 | A classical physicist can decide at the beginning of an experiment to call that electron over there A and this one over here B. Subsequently they may interact and go through all sorts of complicated convolutions , but because he can in principle follow the motion the classical physicist 's labels have an abiding significance . |
| 15 | The laws of science would hold at the beginning , as elsewhere . |
| 16 | Also , you 're going to be doing it in fours , so four will you , four of you will arrive at the beginning of the session , and four of you will arrive half way through . |
| 17 | Uncontroversial and fairly routine questions — not always easy to spot — should normally come at the beginning , leaving personal and more intimate ones for later . |
| 18 | you know , prices were moving , prices were moving up , she could afford at the beginning , what the price Daisy went up to , she could n't afford , she 's renting somewhere now |
| 19 | On your appointment or re-appointment as a tutor you will receive at the beginning of the session : — |
| 20 | then also er a talk with the dep about what he 's gon na say , and I 'm gon na put at the beginning please do not refer to this as being prepared for you , that 's two times he 's been to a launch and said that and he do n't give it such a spontaneous thing , so er I did meet him and tell him |
| 21 | Listen , let me start at the beginning . |
| 22 | You 'd better start at the beginning . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Could we start at the beginning ? |
| 24 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I better start at the beginning for lack of anywhere else , ’ Marek continued . |
| 26 | Let's start at the beginning . |
| 27 | Let me start at the beginning . |
| 28 | and one of the criteria that Derek said that they would , would be supporting bids were for ones that would start at the beginning of May . |
| 29 | Let's start at the beginning … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ So we 'll start at the beginning , shall we ? ’ |