Example sentences of "[be] begin [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're beginning to sound like the older generation . ’ |
| 2 | In our particular ministry in St Louis Missouri we are trying to use the vast technology that 's available to us in linking up with other organizations such as Catholic charities , Salvation Army and others , so that when persons are in need of help they can go to one organization and tell their story and they do n't have to keep going from place to place telling their story over and over and we 're beginning to look toward the use of computers and what they are capable of doing in order to help resources stretch . |
| 3 | Libraries , adult education and leisure centres and other local agencies are beginning to respond to the needs of older people in the leisure field . |
| 4 | I think that 's the one danger of all of this , is that both the County Council 's and the District Council 's aim perhaps or now are beginning to listen to the parish councils , but also , just really get an eye off the ball , cos they 're looking for the increased responsibilities for their own purposes , and I think that 's one serious danger that we c have to face , as a local community . |
| 5 | Brambles from the embankment are beginning to encroach onto the highway causing problems both for pedestrians and for vehicles . |
| 6 | Earlier rate cuts are beginning to filter through the economy and the retail trade is making optimistic noises about shoppers coming back to the High Street . |
| 7 | Serious doubts are beginning to emerge about the new blueprint already . |
| 8 | Some of us , however , are beginning to wonder about the legendary fighting spirit of the Scottish people . |
| 9 | A small herd of Shetlands was shipped to the Falkland Islands in 1983 ; otherwise they remain in Britain and are beginning to spread to the mainland among rare-breed enthusiasts . |
| 10 | That comment under-estimates the growing interest which shareholders are beginning to take in the wider responsibilities of the companies they invest in ( eg , support for arts , education , health , environment or indeed anything which contributes to an increase in the quality of life ) , and its cynicism can only alienate the executives whose involvement in their companies ' patronage we so badly need to encourage and applaud . |
| 11 | THE green shoots of recovery are beginning to sprout in the Black Country . |
| 12 | Several systems of computer enhancement and image analysis which can be used with a petrographic microscope are beginning to come on the market and promise relative ease of modal composition evaluation . |
| 13 | The results of the banks ' self-imposed credit rationing , and of the mounting creditor distress , are beginning to show in the leap in outstanding commercial paper issued by non-financial companies . |
| 14 | Descharreaux said the trends that characterise the personal computer industry — growth of unit sales , but flat revenues and diminished profits — are beginning to show in the Unix market too . |
| 15 | A few neon signs are beginning to appear on the larger buildings advertising the usual Western wares such as Levi jeans . |
| 16 | Much the same is true of the UK , although a few case-studies of school-based evaluation activities are beginning to appear in the literature . |
| 17 | We are beginning to look in the right direction , and there is a genuine urgency . |
| 18 | This is a rather more nebulous concept , but IBM seems to believe that there are loads of small businesses that are currently running their operations on local network-based systems and are beginning to get to the size where they are beginning to need transaction processing facilities on their server . |
| 19 | Sighing deeply , Democratic pundits and brokers are beginning to rally to the Clinton flag . |
| 20 | The blackleg buses disappeared off the streets and other vehicles which had been beginning to return to the roads . |
| 21 | I have now been here for over a week , and am beginning to get into the swing of things . |
| 22 | I 'm beginning to dream about the blasted stuff . |
| 23 | Deprived of the fertilisers so essential to the poor soil , German farms were beginning to conform to the law of diminishing returns . |
| 24 | And in addition to that , of course , they have copper , and coming up on the future horizon cobalt , and erm the possibilities of developing tourism on quite a big scale , as they were beginning to do in the nineteen sixties before Amin Amin took over . |
| 25 | And and er and there er I began to learn what the what what things were beginning to happen in the coal fields . |
| 26 | Rumours were beginning to circulate at the time , concerning Robert Dudley and Her Sovereign Majesty , Elizabeth 1 . |
| 27 | The war had brought extra responsibilities to the village constable and now they were beginning to show in the tired lines on his face . |
| 28 | The qualities of independence , singularity of viewpoint , and readiness to move far afield in pursuit of his inner wishes ( a characteristic of his father 's early career ) were beginning to appear in the son . |
| 29 | The scenery was fascinating ; mountains were beginning to appear in the distance , beckoning to her with a blue , misty enchantment , to which she responded with a longing she could n't believe she possessed . |
| 30 | Handfuls of sleet were beginning to wander through the air . |