Example sentences of "[conj] started [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he had deposited the champagne bottle on a small occasional table , next to a sleek ivory-coloured object that Folly had just about recognised as a phone , and she had watched in horrified fascination as he 'd picked up the receiver and started to tap out a number . |
| 2 | I felt like I 'd been kicked by a camel but I still needed food , so I polished off the eclair , belched with all the decorum I could , and started eyeing up a Danish pastry . |
| 3 | She moved to another part of the studio and started to turn over a number of stretched canvases , all of them blank . |
| 4 | In fact the 3000 MkIII had gone the way of many a sports car in its dotage and started to take on a softer aspect . |
| 5 | As we shook hands and started to walk along a narrow path in the direction of a few slit trenches , Tony remarked , ‘ Big change out here from the South Coast of England , or the wilds of Achnacarry ! |
| 6 | I left my blanket roll by the door and went around behind the counter and started making out a passenger list and tickets . |