Example sentences of "[conj] began [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they saw nothing except a field-mouse , which came out of its hole and began furricking in a patch of seeded grasses . |
| 2 | They finished a rendering of a Burns song and then the flautist put down his flute and began to sing in a fine baritone voice . |
| 3 | In 1866 he launched an ambitious plan to rebuild the college chapel and began fund-raising with a donation of £100 from the pope himself . |
| 4 | A British engineer in the Kensington exchange came jolting out of his chair and began to search for a ‘ lock ’ on the transmitting number . |
| 5 | Here they also found the values of the market place , which stressed personal independence and self-gratification , and began to search for a sexual fulfilment which , Shorter . |
| 6 | Then he took out a book from his desk and began to search for a name . |
| 7 | The CEGB drew no line between science and politics , and began to act as a lobby , using science as a political weapon . |
| 8 | I picked up a book , but put it down again and began looking at a tiny red spider on the leaf of a geranium , ad lost count of time . |
| 9 | The police more often came under physical attack and began to respond with a steadily escalating counter-violence . |
| 10 | She reached into the Mini and lifted out her bag and began to rummage for a pen and paper . |
| 11 | The Butcher grunted and began to rummage in a metal box . |
| 12 | He walked over to a polished mahogany cabinet which appeared to house the stereo unit , and began to flick through a collection of LPs . |
| 13 | A beady glint appeared in Manolo 's clear blue eyes as he got his first scent of blood money and began to turn into a shark . |
| 14 | She had been well taught , and after making the odd minor mistake during the opening moves she soon recovered herself , and began to play with a concentration and a ferocity which was also a surprise . |
| 15 | One little girl dropped her ice-cream in the excitement of it all and began to howl like a banshee . |
| 16 | She pushed the microphone aside , and began to speak in a firm voice , used to public speaking , hands leaning forward on the table , one occasionally raised to emphasise a point . |
| 17 | Then she put her cup down and began to speak in a soft , sad , dreaming voice that seemed to weave a spell of silence in the room . |
| 18 | But , in the summer of 1945 , he took a furnished room in Kensington and began to look for a suitable and convenient residence of his own . |
| 19 | Oag , formerly marketing director with a major computer industry concern in London , had grown tired of weekend commuting from Nairn , and began to look for a local company he could invest time and money in . |
| 20 | Some British armoured cars came and began shooting from a distance , and in the chaos I shouted out to four or five brother officers and we drove off in a truck . |
| 21 | Then I plucked up the courage to start moving around on my own and began walking down a path when the gentleman in grey asked people to stand aside , and I stepped well back . |
| 22 | The carpenter nodded and began to cry like a child . |
| 23 | However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy . |
| 24 | We all felt happy about this and began to walk towards a distant wood , but as we approached it we saw two figures emerging : the priest we had come to see arm in arm with an attractive girl . |
| 25 | But then I stopped reading as a reader and began to read as a writer . |
| 26 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |