Example sentences of "[noun sg] began [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tiny weeny hint of a plan began to tinkle at the back of my brain like a triangle at the back of an orchestra . |
| 2 | And when she thought it was about to finish , the whip began to flick at the pegs . |
| 3 | At last a smile began to pull at the folds in Sir Charles 's face , as if his cheeks really were wallets and his smile was going through them , looking for cash , then the smile turned to laughter , it pushed between his teeth , it was dry and rhythmic , it sounded uncannily like someone counting a stack of dollar bills . |
| 4 | The little man began to kick at the tentacle in fury . |
| 5 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 6 | Very slowly an idea began to form at the back of his mind . |
| 7 | A small pulse began to hammer at the base of Lindsey 's throat as she rose to her feet to pour more coffee . |
| 8 | In the ACCs , the money supply began to accelerate at the beginning of 1970 . |
| 9 | Concern about the employment effects of new technology began to re-emerge at the end of the 1970s . |