Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] start [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Besides being free from ‘ knocking ’ , an engine must start from cold and operate reliably under all conditions .
2 The period may start at different times for different companies .
3 Any recipe for a successful reform of local-government finance in Britain should start in similar vein : first kill the poll tax .
4 Autumn arrival may start in late July , early dates being 21 July 1963 at Chidham , 22 July 1939 at the Midrips , and 22 July 1967 at Thorney .
5 They can dispense with the claim that science must start with unbiased and unprejudiced observation by making a distinction between the way a theory is first thought of or discovered on the one hand , and the way in which it is justified or its merits assessed on the other .
6 We will develop distance learning opportunities and extend the franchising of higher education courses so that courses can start at local colleges — helping people who wish or need to study from home .
7 The greater probability however is that fire will start at low levels before spreading vertically and in the case of occupied buildings an initial attack on a fire with hose-reel equipment may well be successful at a stage before automatic systems have operated .
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