Example sentences of "as [pron] begin [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could tell by the quality of patience in her sigh as she began to lick the sweat from his shoulder-blades . |
| 2 | Jackson watched as she began to believe the lie . |
| 3 | The RENFE train station must be a long way from the centre , I thought , just as we began to enter the acid neon groves of the darkening city , through a narrow glade of brightly lit shops , the Corrielo , then through a vast archway — a policeman 's shrill whistle — and the bus was rolling and swinging right into the grand Plaza Mayor , which it circled slowly , triumphantly hooting . |
| 4 | As they began to turn the silver handle with the strange , serpent-like beasts engraved deeply into it , Fenella felt the Melanisms creep nearer . |
| 5 | Our archers caught the bastards just as they began to climb the scaling ladders , whilst men-at-arms , using the long forked poles lying on the parapet walk , shoved them out of the way . |
| 6 | Scott nodded , watching as Hitch scuttled across the road and disappeared out of sight as he began to descend the embankment steps towards the pier . |
| 7 | As he began to take the cork out of a second bottle of wine , she said , ‘ Look … ’ |
| 8 | his head was pounding and he vaguely wondered what time it was and as he began to unlock the door he wondered what had brought Patrick back . |
| 9 | TV film showed President von Weizsaecker being protected by police carrying riots shields as he began to address the rally of 300,000 people . |
| 10 | Now as he began to understand the story in its full horror , his face was like an old man 's . |
| 11 | Charlie remained cautious as he began to study the layout of the little church . |