Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] began [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eochaid lifted his hands to his neck and began to unfasten the chain of the Brecbennoch . |
| 2 | Arty closed his mouth and began to brush the heel of his open hand against his left temple in a repeated gesture of frustration . |
| 3 | His hand moved to her skirt and began to push the material upwards against her thigh until he reached the smooth flesh of her stomach . |
| 4 | Then he swallowed it , settled down on his favourite stool at the bar and began to attempt the crossword in his daily paper . |
| 5 | Cheryl crossed the patchy carpet to the nearest window and began to study the landscape depicted on it . |
| 6 | Waters produced a light pointer and began to explain the topography as if conducting a band . |
| 7 | Is not it time that the Government took on board that question and began to tackle the problem of loan sharks positively ? |
| 8 | She reached inside the hatch and began to unscrew the connection . |
| 9 | He also became interested in Persian literature and began to study the language , intending to translate the poetry of Hafez . |
| 10 | Trentham rose slowly from the top of the pulpit and began to descend the stone steps with his hands held high above his head . |
| 11 | Gradually she wheedled her way into the kitchen and began to learn the art of French cooking from Alain 's mother , and what with one thing and another she hardly noticed the days pass by . |
| 12 | She blinked her contact lenses into place and began to watch the file . |
| 13 | Outraged , Comfort looked at the woman , drew herself up to her full height , looked down her beaky nose and began to cross the road towards the waiting taxi . |
| 14 | After Bell was dismissed in 1988 , the society 's once somnolent board hired a new director and began to change the institution 's orientation toward exhibitions and ‘ museum education ’ . |
| 15 | Hesitantly she picked up the soap and began to soap the expanse of his chest , while he looked down at her . |
| 16 | He took a deep breath , wedged his shoe under that head and began to heave the thing over on to its front , bracing his hand against the railing . |
| 17 | An apprentice from a nearby stall took out a bullock horn , scooped some dirty water from a rain barrel and began to sprinkle the magician with it . |
| 18 | I smiled cheerfully , wished everyone a good morning and began to stuff the food into my mouth . |
| 19 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 20 | The Duke held up his branch like a banner and began to lead the way along to the east gate , but a large part of the crowd stayed in a half-circle round the group at the table , as though waiting for the victor 's crow in the cockfight . |
| 21 | As he switched on the torchlight on the dashboard and began to study the Glory 's manual , Jack again thought of Tina 's angry reaction to the idea that the Ram and Shepherd names might be linked . |
| 22 | It was there , in lulls in the conversation , that he became a crossword addict and began to develop the concern for correct English , the wide vocabulary , the delight in the niceties of syntax , that have made him both a witty and a hard task master for generations of Bristol students . |
| 23 | Then , placing it gently on the jacket , he took the syringe from off the floor and began to draw the liquid up into it . |
| 24 | Gentle fingers lifted her chin and began to trace the outline of her mouth . |
| 25 | The reputation of Angelica Kauffman ( 1741–1807 ) has risen steadily in recent years , since she ceased to be regarded as a minor decorative artist and began to reassume the esteem accorded her by her contemporaries . |
| 26 | After falling out with the Lisburn DUP , Belshaw resigned his office of treasurer in the Lisburn Free Presbyterian Church and began to attend the church only rarely . |
| 27 | Since the second Vatican Council modernised the Church and began to discourage the cult of relics , their religious power has seeped away . |
| 28 | But now Betty came to the rescue and began to unpack the sardine sandwiches . |
| 29 | " She 's in voluntary liquidation , " said Martha , but she fetched a piece of old towelling and began to rub the cat , which squinted through the folds of white material like Lazarus through the grave-clothes . |
| 30 | The Substitute lit a cigar and began to fold the newspaper neatly and rapidly . |