Example sentences of "started [prep] the beginning " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the period in the long history of the evolution of man and his God , which started with the beginning of life on earth , and ended with the dawning of civilisation . |
| 2 | Cramer started at the beginning : Why had he quit the flat in Kensington ? |
| 3 | The fashion for ‘ emparkment ’ , which started at the beginning of the eighteenth century , involved the transplantation of entire communities which were then rehoused outside the park in new-built villages . |
| 4 | Shopwatch only started at the beginning of the year but is already proving effective deterring some casual shoplifters . |
| 5 | The plea for private sector cash was made yesterday at a seminar organised by Strathclyde Police as part of the Operation Blade crackdown on knife crime , started at the beginning of the month . |
| 6 | They started at the beginning of one week , by the Thursday , the pain and the sickness were so bad they took me to hospital . |