Example sentences of "they start [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After a day or so , they started to inspect the half-buried ¾″ plastic pipes I had provided as caves .
2 They started to use the fast wheel , which enabled them to create new and far more refined shapes with thinner walls .
3 They started to unravel the double life of Basil Moore .
4 They started to question the high exposures they ran every day with the Midland in the clearing system .
5 They started to question the high exposures they ran every day with the Midland in the clearing system
6 Once again , as often is the case , the forwards laid the foundation of victory , but make no mistake , they were made to work very hard before they started to dominate the Welsh pack .
7 I would to our officers they should not grant another contract to Borough Council until they start to use the correct machines for doing the work and I hope that that message now has got across to the cou county surveyor and he really ought to be talking to Borough Council to find out what they 're doing about it .
8 Once they start to hatch the emerging fry will be picked up in the parent 's mouth and deposited into a pre-dug pit , or under the edge of a rock .
9 They start to walk the short distance to her camp .
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