Example sentences of "begin [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only as you begin to come out of the Ketamine state that you begin to appreciate where you are or where you 've been . |
| 2 | And already the thin strands of cloud , the outer rings of the immense , whirling storm , begin to drift over the southern islands — Po Toi , Sung Kong , Waglan Island , the Ninepins — and the wind and the waves begin to bustle about in the harbours . |
| 3 | It is for this reason that we decided not to input existing historical information to our CPIS ( though historical information would begin to build up from the launch date of the system , so providing an accurate historical background to an individual employee record ) . |
| 4 | The immediate task was then to get a secure temporary roof across the whole building so that the interior could begin to dry out in the spring . |
| 5 | As the roots begin to break out of the grains the barley is transferred to a vast hall heated with warm air and turned by large malt shovels . |
| 6 | Members began to go out into the country on day trips , and the first cricket match between two deaf clubs in the country , which later led to the formation of inter-institute sports activities of billiards , darts , and other sports , took place on 23rd July 1892 at Manchester between Manchester Deaf and Dumb Institute and the Bolton and Bury Institutes . |
| 7 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 8 | They were surprised to see leather helmets and the glitter of ranked steel among the rock-throwing denizens of the north bank and to receive several arrows , harmless in the teeth of the wind , as they began to swing round to the south shore to accomplish their landing . |
| 9 | Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon . |
| 10 | As the day wore on they heard everywhere around them the rill of running water , and grass began to poke up through the snow in clumps . |
| 11 | Slowly , I began to swim along under the castle walls . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't you dare presume to tell me what I need ! ’ she spat , trembling as she began to clamber on to the quayside . |
| 13 | The sun was beginning to float down on the mountains , and the sea glittered lazily at the foot of their ashy , opaque shadows . |
| 14 | Here , with the concentration on labour-intensive crops , not only large estates with hired labour but large peasant farms also flourished , and even began to catch up with the estates . |
| 15 | We had both had quite a happy day ; but as the sun began to creep round to the west and to decline , I had a feeling of unease . |
| 16 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 17 | There are also early signs that the increased cost of imports resulting from the devaluation of sterling last September is beginning to work through to the shops . |
| 18 | Owen never repeated this claim in the pre-Darwinian era , but liberal theologians such as the Oxford mathematician and philosopher Baden Powell began to come around to the idea of ‘ designed evolution ’ during the 1850s . |
| 19 | At the congress Carlsson declared that the emergence of a new security system in Europe based on the 1975 Helsinki accords meant that Sweden 's neutrality no longer " bore the same heavy burden " , and the party began to come round to the view of both industry and the two major opposition parties ( M and Fp ) that Sweden should apply for membership of the European Communities ( EC , which it did in July 1991 — see p. 38353 ) . |
| 20 | People began to come back into the block . |
| 21 | He began to come back down the tunnel towards her . |
| 22 | When results began to come in from the field researchers , Highlander served as the collection , organisation and computation centre , and held workshops to allow participants to draw some very marked comparisons and contrasts from the raw data . |
| 23 | At once the crabber began to bounce about on the waves , as though the Angharad was dancing a jig over the water in her pleasure at taking a trip . |
| 24 | She began to scrabble about in the dirt . |
| 25 | I was busy doing interviews , as the media were beginning to pick up on the story . |
| 26 | But disappointment began to set in by the time the ballot boxes had been emptied , and when the second stage of the count began , at 12.45 a.m. , it soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race . |
| 27 | Oxfordshire and west Buckinghamshire beginning to calm down after the rush hour this evening . |
| 28 | She looked over her shoulder , shook her head again , and began to walk back towards the stairway to the gallery . |
| 29 | She turned round and quickly began to walk back towards the door . |
| 30 | They began to walk back towards the house . |