Example sentences of "begin at the beginning " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Begin at the beginning , ’ the King said gravely , ‘ and go on till you come to the end : then stop . ’ ? |
| 2 | It is possible for sixth-form students in British secondary schools to take the Advanced- ( ‘ A ’ — ) level examination for school-leavers in such subjects as philosophy or economics or sociology , but it is not at all common , and incoming university students of these subjects usually begin at the beginning , with open minds but with the necessary commitment to learning . |
| 3 | But they begin at the beginning , with three works derived from the Greeks ; the first is Euripides 's dramatised cantata of desolation , The Trojan Women . |
| 4 | ‘ Begin at the beginning this time , and maybe we 'll get some sense out of you . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Begin at the beginning , ’ said the King , ‘ and go on until you get to the end , then stop . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now then — begin at the beginning . |
| 7 | Begin at the beginning . ’ |
| 8 | Begin at the beginning . ’ |
| 9 | When I asked advice , this man from the Florence Enterprise said begin at the beginning , the day the coach departed from Sweetmary with everybody aboard . |