Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] start [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | Make sure you air your grievances to your superiors or both your health and a special relationship could start to suffer under the pressure . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The dog may start to scratch at the door to be let out . |
| 8 | Paper will start to peel from the wall , and in the worst cases plaster will start to crumble . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The bulletin said : ‘ This gives rise to the hope that the rate of increase may start to fall over the next few quarters . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |