Example sentences of "[coord] begin [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My presence disturbed them and they flew screaming about me for many minutes until they tired and began to settle on the dark water . |
| 2 | Donna shifted the receiver to her other ear and began doodling on the pad . |
| 3 | More men appeared in the street and began to converge on the courtyard . |
| 4 | He gave her fingers a brief squeeze , then released them and began drumming on the table . |
| 5 | But after a while she wanted a change from her routine and began to go on the weekly trips regularly . |
| 6 | Just then Michael 's wife and a teenage person stole quietly into the shop from the rear and began working on the lettering of a ‘ Fiddler of Dooney ’ carving . |
| 7 | Miguel slipped off his casual shoes and began to pull on the black cuban-heeled boots he picked up from the floor . |
| 8 | Eventually he shrugged , drew out his skeleton-key pouch and began to work on the lock . |
| 9 | Freddie smiled and began pulling on the rope . |
| 10 | I was doubtful , but there was nothing else , so I tore a plastic bag into pieces , fixed these in place , and began to screw on the cylinder . |
| 11 | Waiting for the kettle to boil he grabs a pencil and begins to scribble on the back of an old envelop … |