Example sentences of "[noun prp] began [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards Travis began sorting out the things they were to take with them . |
| 2 | As August progressed , Arafat began to take on the role of Saddam 's chief ally . |
| 3 | Pepita began to pick up the fallen bananas and place them back in their crate . |
| 4 | Wreaths to Johnathan and toys marked the spot where the devastation occurred , outside the Boots store in Bridge Street , as Warrington began to pick up the threads of normal life . |
| 5 | But the bed was manoeuvred into the room without incident , the two men departed after various forms had been signed , and Belinda and Tom began to set up the room . |
| 6 | But Neil 's world lay in ruins about him , as he thought of all the lies which McAllister had told him , and listening to Havvie began to wonder where the truth lay . |
| 7 | After struggling with her composure for a moment , Paige began gathering up the odd assortment of utensils they had used . |
| 8 | Drawing upon the vast fund of information gathered on his trip to South America ( 1799–1804 ) , Humboldt began to study how the physical environment determined the geographical distribution of plants . |
| 9 | Steve began to slide out the hand holding something . |
| 10 | Invalided out of the army in 1915 , Colman began to take up the acting career which had fascinated him since amateur dramatics in childhood . |
| 11 | Artemis and Rosie both stood in silent uncertainty for a moment before Rosie began to pick up the marbles and put them back in their small cloth sack . |
| 12 | Aitken began mapping out the song that was to be one of the biggest hits of the 1980s . |
| 13 | He was still grinning when he left the centre and as Rachel began clearing up the soiled dressings she strained her ears to hear what was being said in the office . |