Example sentences of "[pron] began [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Idly she began to stab at the wet ground with it , but it struck something hard straight away . |
| 2 | It began to ring at the other end . |
| 3 | He began to aim at the other man , who was reloading his Luger , but was stopped by the Doctor 's hand on his shoulder . |
| 4 | Clumsily he began to tug at the heavy gold signet ring on one of his fingers . |
| 5 | Frantically he began tearing at the small buttons that ran from her waist to the collar of her dark blouse . |