Example sentences of "it [be] the start " in BNC.

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1 It 's the start of a dreadful day .
2 WHEN the Princess Royal walks out of Crathie Church today with a handsome new husband on her arm , the Queen will be hoping like any mother that it 's the start of a successful and happy marriage .
3 Now it 's the start of an eternal dream — the dream of having my girl back . ’
4 It 's the start of a thing that 's sweet , ’ he told Tom one evening drawing on a long pipe filled with the first pluckings of their own tobacco .
5 No one queues , because it 's the start of the route .
6 Brian will receive his scholarship certificate at the Tattoo on Sunday , hoping it 's the start of new adventures in the skies .
7 a new rugby season starts tomorrow … and for Gloucester it 's the start of a new era … they 've lost half of their old side this summer …
8 It 's the start of the Falcons ' year ; training for next season 's displays and a unique chance to jump from the second biggest plane in the world , courtesy of the US Airforce .
9 It 's the start of a journey in which all are committed to grow in respect and acceptance of others in order to live and work together in the city , ’ he said .
10 I think it 's the start of a scribble , that is .
11 For the starling this is signal to calm down , while for the rat it is the start of its active period , but in both cases the same hormone seems to be responsible .
12 It is the start of a new generation of gas cookers .
13 It is the start of the tourist season and Katmandu is the gateway to the world 's highest mountains , including Everest .
14 If it is the start of a trend , it may bring the theory of business ethics and the reality of doing business much closer together .
15 It is the start of something that could become very big , but only those with mega bucks need apply .
16 Also it is the start of the holiday period . ’
17 It was the start of a serious counter-culture which achieved its apogee in the poetry and antics of Bob Dylan , The Beatles , The Rolling Stones et al .
18 It was the start of a new improved relationship between the royal couple .
19 When he ‘ resigned ’ as a BBC radio producer in 1986 , he may have been pushed , but it was the start of a freelance career guaranteed to outrage the good citizens of Britain with a style of comedy that ranges from the macabre to the indecent .
20 From that moment the poor man knew in his heart it was the start of his dog 's career in Grand Prix car chasing !
21 It was the start of Britain 's acid rain debate and the birth of its ‘ modern air pollution policy .
22 It was the start of a series of events that led finally to his fast exit from America , never to return , and many close to him believe to this day he was eventually ostracized by powerful Hollywood money for bringing the film industry into such disrepute .
23 It was the start of a beautiful friendship — Schisgal was to become godfather to two of Dustin 's children ( Jacob and Rebecca ) some years hence — and they would also form a long-standing working relationship .
24 It was the start of the lies and deceit , but she did n't care .
25 It was only little in itself but it was the start of the recovery .
26 It was the start of a genuine friendship .
27 Although there was a desperation at first , everyone trying to get off the dole queue , there was also a sense that it was the start of a lot of careers , a big break .
28 Since it was the start of the monsoon they drove through torrential downpours which the elephants , if not the drivers , thoroughly enjoyed .
29 It was the start of what she later described as ‘ the most emotionally confusing day of my life . ’
30 It was the start of Le Defi japonais .
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