Example sentences of "they begin [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They began training for the finals in January involving twice-weekly practice sessions in the Barlaston canteen after work . |
| 2 | The singers ' chant frayed as they began pointing at the Spiderglass Europa logo , and in amongst the strangeness of a foreign tongue Jezrael heard the triumphant old woman say , ‘ Spiderglass ’ and ‘ Steel City ’ . |
| 3 | The first seven members of the Roseberry co-operative had been unemployed for an average of five years and seven months when they began working on the Langridge Crescent site , and their growing band of colleagues has continued to include those frequently bypassed by mainstream employers in the construction industry : a deaf and dumb carpenter , a former labourer with a history of heart trouble , a young woman training to be a painter and others . |
| 4 | But as time went on they began returning to the box , which was what we wanted them to do . |
| 5 | She 'd noticed the change in him as soon as they began rehearsing in the theatre . |
| 6 | But while they were out in the garden during the afternoon they began talking to the man next door who had a motorbike and was leaving for the City on it at seven . |
| 7 | They began talking about the future , and later made love once more . |