Example sentences of "begin to [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent series of photographs begin to visually examine the media 's perfect woman , devoid of body hair , perfectly tanned , weighed in and passively poised . |
| 2 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw Natalie stand up , salute and begin to silently mouth the words of the Promise ! |
| 3 | On the ( implicit ) assumption that market prices for land would rise , the time would inevitably come when the charge would begin to greatly exceed the corresponding claim on the 300 million fund . |
| 4 | Averting her eyes , she stared down at the ironing-board , then , for the lack of any other brilliant alternatives , began to slowly move the iron back and forth across her blouse , her face shuttered . |
| 5 | There was a long , emotionally charged silence as they stared at one another , before he began to roughly shrug the jacket from his broad shoulders . |
| 6 | As his strong hands began to gently sponge the sand and sea water from her trembling body her emotions seemed to be spinning out of control . |
| 7 | Dorcas began to really wish the old woman would n't do that . |
| 8 | Nell turned away and began to eagerly search the mass of notes , manuals and graphs stacked on desks . |