Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] began [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resistance to the EEC-funded search for uranium began with the anti-nuclear movement but quickly developed , in the major area being prospected , Co . |
| 2 | At the end of the nineteenth century , dredging for gravel began in the bay when extensions to Devonport 's naval dockyard were planned , and the sinking of the protective shingle beach left Hallsands exposed to the winter storms , which in 1917 were so severe that after two days only one house was left standing . |
| 3 | Chartering aircraft for pleasure began in the 1920s . |
| 4 | Since the process of democratisation began in the late 1980s , theatre has played an important role in the strengthening the growth of democracy . |
| 5 | The origins of the soul style of cooking began in the American Deep South , among black plantation slaves . |
| 6 | In the North , at Durham Priory , some leasing of demesne began in the late fourteenth century , but the main period at which it was rented out was between 1408 and 1416 , perhaps some two decades later than at Christ Church , Canterbury ( 80 , pp.79 , 90 , 131 ; 209 p.272 ) . |
| 7 | The speeding up of modernity began with the start of modern consumerism . |
| 8 | Industrial growth , too , suffered from depression , but when a new period of inflation began in the 1890s , it was soon clear that the European economy as a whole was expanding at a rate unsurpassed except in the United States — . |
| 9 | The modem phase of orogeny began in the Miocene with volcanism and the further emplacement of granite intrusions . |
| 10 | Assurance against death began in the late seventeenth century ; properly funded schemes based on actuarial principles were available from 1762 ( Ogborn 1962 ) , a product of the advance of science and of financial services . |
| 11 | Interest in knitting began at the age of nine and resulted in many short stripy scarves ! |
| 12 | Blacks ' recent involvement in sport began in the 1950s and continued spasmodically through the next two decades , intensifying as the 1980s approached ; in the spheres in which they opted to compete , many achieved excellence . |
| 13 | His career in music began in the mid-1960s , editing and writing the pop page of his local Essex newspaper . |
| 14 | Parson 's interest in music began in the early-'70s , but his Bowie-fandom foundered at the Aladdin Sane gig at Earl 's Court in 1973 . |
| 15 | The couple 's interest in gardening began with the desire to grow fuchsias to fill a few pots and baskets . |
| 16 | Blackburn star Shearer still on the way back from injury began on the bench for the fifth successive game , while for once Wright failed to get his name on the scoresheet . |
| 17 | When discussions on reorganisation began in the mid-1960s both these considerations were present . |