Example sentences of "[modal v] start [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All went fine , and we were very chuffed and thrilled , until the producer of the show started to say , ‘ Well , of course , you acted with belted raincoats and the berets and it 's all very sweet , but maybe we could start to take off the belted raincoat , and leave perhaps just the fishnet tights … . ’ |
| 2 | Make sure you air your grievances to your superiors or both your health and a special relationship could start to suffer under the pressure . |
| 3 | A recent study showed that polluted mine water would start to flow into the River Wear within three months of pumping coming to a stop . |
| 4 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food ( MAFF ) had initially predicted that the incidence of BSE would start to fall by the end of 1992 , but , it says , some farmers continued using the feed after the introduction of the ban . |
| 5 | They would start to jeer at the company , but stopped when they saw the Hearthware sashes and the Myrcan staves and whispered amongst themselves . |
| 6 | People would hardly be seated when she would start to run through the various points , hands waving in explanation , face live with enthusiasm . |
| 7 | It said that it simply could n't foresee the day when revenues from licensing ANDF , to its principal members for starters , would start to pay for the cost of development . |
| 8 | A third unit would be useful but this would start to eat into the army 's points value in a big way . |
| 9 | In the afternoons there was little to see other than the skateboarders who came to clatter back and forth in the bowl-shaped space under the Festival Hall , making a sound that was somewhere between a roller derby and a kendo match ; but as evening came on , bags and boxes would start to appear in the best-lighted spots under the concrete . |
| 10 | New cases of BSE in the UK " where 88,000 animals have died of the disease so far " rose from 675 to 885 a week over the past year , although the government 's chief scientist insists the figure will start to decline by the end of this year . |
| 11 | When Europe 's northern debtors get to grips with the task of reducing their government debt , it is possible that worries about Maastricht will start to spread from the three southern former stalwarts of the Community . |
| 12 | Paper will start to peel from the wall , and in the worst cases plaster will start to crumble . |
| 13 | If the Goblin Fanatic manages to keep going then he quickly becomes disoriented , and will start to spin about the battlefield first one way and then another — which can be very disconcerting for all combatants ! |
| 14 | The Minister should tell the House that he is prepared to go to the Treasury and argue not just for increases that provide price protection , but that he will start to look at the experience of those in the bottom two fifths of the pensioner population and make arrangements to do something significantly better for them . |
| 15 | The gift of genius Find a brilliant inventor to set loose in the laboratory and your problems are solved ; the new products will start to roll off the line immediately . |
| 16 | This is likely to lead to undue pressure on you and you will start to break from the programme and put on weight . |
| 17 | It is also generally believed that people with cancer should not be massaged because cancer cells may start to spread to the rest of the body via the lymphatic system . |
| 18 | The dog may start to scratch at the door to be let out . |
| 19 | The bulletin said : ‘ This gives rise to the hope that the rate of increase may start to fall over the next few quarters . ’ |
| 20 | If our jobless levels keep rising at the rate they have since the general election , then the north-east of Scotland may start to feel like the north-east of England . |