Example sentences of "[art] [noun] began [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | News of the victory spread as the clans began to muster at the appointed time at Glenfinnan , which , with the mountains rising all around the tranquil waters of the loch , provided an intensely dramatic setting for the formal beginning of the campaign . |
| 2 | And when she thought it was about to finish , the whip began to flick at the pegs . |
| 3 | The squabbling became more bitter , and the adults began to snap at the children . |
| 4 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Very slowly an idea began to form at the back of his mind . |