Example sentences of "the [noun sg] begin [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yanto shouted , as the gang began to slap the heavy deal planks into slings . |
| 2 | The luck began to run the other way and we made a bit of a fortune that six months . |
| 3 | The artillery began to arrive the following day , large and small , but none , so far as the Scots could see , more powerful than their own . |
| 4 | She draws a small rectangular mirror from her shoulder-bag and watches as the pus begins to consume the left-hand side of her face . |
| 5 | However , the expense of welcoming and entertaining all the visitors who came to see the dolphin began to tax the modest resources of the town , and to destroy its quiet and peaceful character . |
| 6 | Her anguished reply appeared to give him pause , but he had no time to follow it up , as the organ began to play the triumphal entry of the Queen of Sheba . |
| 7 | In about 1895 the trade began to raise the popular image of the ‘ undertaker ’ from being a person who merely disposed of the dead to a funeral director whose main object is service to the public . |
| 8 | The audience held their breath in one collective sigh as the orchestra began to play the first few bars of ‘ Strolling with Nancy ’ . |
| 9 | Fitzormonde stared at Athelstan and the friar began to suspect the true reason behind the drawing on the pieces of parchment . |
| 10 | At a steady walk the regiment began to cover the 400 yards to the wood . |
| 11 | This ‘ wet end ’ became ever more necessary as the company began to prepare the raw materials itself . |