Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] began [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you began to doubt the story of her death ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do not live with you , ’ she snapped , which was , of course , exactly what he 'd wanted her to do , because he began to grin the second the angry disclaimer left her mouth . |
| 3 | But when I began to fathom the extent of British editorial obedience to America 's New York Times and NBC-TV , I got scared . |
| 4 | He could tell by the quality of patience in her sigh as she began to lick the sweat from his shoulder-blades . |
| 5 | Jackson watched as she began to believe the lie . |
| 6 | The RENFE train station must be a long way from the centre , I thought , just as we began to enter the acid neon groves of the darkening city , through a narrow glade of brightly lit shops , the Corrielo , then through a vast archway — a policeman 's shrill whistle — and the bus was rolling and swinging right into the grand Plaza Mayor , which it circled slowly , triumphantly hooting . |
| 7 | When they began to move the flow of blood came back to their stiffened limbs and they felt better . |
| 8 | As they began to turn the silver handle with the strange , serpent-like beasts engraved deeply into it , Fenella felt the Melanisms creep nearer . |
| 9 | Our archers caught the bastards just as they began to climb the scaling ladders , whilst men-at-arms , using the long forked poles lying on the parapet walk , shoved them out of the way . |
| 10 | And when he began to have the confidence to talk to us , he would have long discussions with people about films which he had never actually seen , but which he could pretend to have seen , since he made a point of reading all the reviews of the new films and musicals when he found out that that was what people liked to talk about on first meetings . |
| 11 | Scott nodded , watching as Hitch scuttled across the road and disappeared out of sight as he began to descend the embankment steps towards the pier . |
| 12 | As he began to take the cork out of a second bottle of wine , she said , ‘ Look … ’ |
| 13 | his head was pounding and he vaguely wondered what time it was and as he began to unlock the door he wondered what had brought Patrick back . |
| 14 | TV film showed President von Weizsaecker being protected by police carrying riots shields as he began to address the rally of 300,000 people . |
| 15 | Now as he began to understand the story in its full horror , his face was like an old man 's . |
| 16 | Charlie remained cautious as he began to study the layout of the little church . |