Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] at the beginning " in BNC.

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1 When the tax came in at the beginning of 1863 , vodka became cheaper and more readily available , state revenues held up , and the former monopolists of the retail trade began to invest their accumulated capital in railways , banks and mines .
2 If you follow the principles laid down at the beginning of this feature then you should have no problem .
3 The popular four-piece group Starz split up at the beginning of the year .
4 Erm now Alton for example started off at the beginning of the year with four and they 're now at thirty three very s very impressive how much they , them will succeed I do n't know but some other good news on that front is that erm the average age of our consultants overall is now thirty one , whereas three years ago it was twe below twenty one .
5 An employee of the Ministry of Finances pointed out at the beginning of 1856 that Russia 's lowest social groups were far more heavily taxed than their counterparts in other countries .
6 First is to be contrasted the mortgage and the charge and in this context charge is being used in its technical meaning and not in the broader sense set out at the beginning of this chapter .
7 Laudable as these aims are however , they ignore the situation set out at the beginning of this chapter , namely that the majority of rural inhabitants are very satisfied and happy with their life style , and have consciously chosen to live in the countryside .
8 The boyfriend moved in at the beginning of the summer ; he gets by doing casual work on the farms . ’
9 The Shaws moved in at the beginning of December 1906 with a married couple , Henry and Clara Higgs , to look after them .
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