Example sentences of "[was/were] beginning [to-vb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Moser comments : " By the middle of the 1930s surveys were beginning to assume importance in the field of town planning and reconstruction " . |
| 2 | The Company felt very pleased when in 1717 it received an imperial decree giving it a good deal of the territorial autonomy for which its ambitious employees had hoped in the 1680s and , in return for an annual payment of 13,000 rupees , freed it from paying customs duties inside India , but there is no sign that the Company realized that developments of this sort showed the Moghul Empire was beginning to lose control of the country . |
| 3 | She was beginning to lose control beneath the feather-light touch of his fingers against her cheek and eyes . |
| 4 | A renewed politicisation of linguistic divisions in Belgium was beginning to create problems for the Belgian Christian Social Party , while rapid secularisation in the Netherlands would push the several religious parties to the brink of what would be a dramatic decline in support . |
| 5 | For the first time , he was beginning to sell records in the United States , but the relationship between DeFries and Bowie had disintegrated by this time . ’ |
| 6 | But look , ’ — David was beginning to spray ideas around the small office in his enthusiasm — ‘ Peru has a rich sea but no advanced fishing vessel and yet a medium-sized ship can net ten million dollars of fish in one year ! ’ |
| 7 | Already he was beginning to get roles in the ballets by Dulcie Howes which were being rehearsed . |
| 8 | Even Peregrine was beginning to have qualms about the outcome . |
| 9 | Already he was beginning to steal glances at the clock , comparing it needlessly with his own watch , missing bits of the film while he made rapid calculations as to whether he might conceivably be able to see Bridget home , and , when this had become out of the question , as to how long they would have to say good night at the hated corner . |