Example sentences of "[coord] began [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A network of ‘ base communities ’ sprang up in response , and began to live the Gospel on the humblest level . |
| 2 | She sat down at the table reserved for the traveller with the skin grafts and began to score the cloth with a fork . |
| 3 | He took a deep breath , wedged his shoe under that head and began to heave the thing over on to its front , bracing his hand against the railing . |
| 4 | Is not it time that the Government took on board that question and began to tackle the problem of loan sharks positively ? |
| 5 | She blinked her contact lenses into place and began to watch the file . |
| 6 | Stretching , she eased her back and began to tidy the desk . |
| 7 | Five mallard shot past the tree in which he was hidden , their muttered quacks in mid-air soft as the sun that crept the way they were going and began to fill the lake with light . |
| 8 | Osman turned round and began to harangue the crowd . |
| 9 | The woman , tight-lipped , turned her back on them and began to slap the milk vigorously with a peeled wand spiked at one end where smaller branches had been lopped off . |
| 10 | I went outside to change the cylinder — the same sort as used on most small camping-stoves — and began to unscrew the burner . |
| 11 | She reached inside the hatch and began to unscrew the connection . |
| 12 | Hesitantly she picked up the soap and began to soap the expanse of his chest , while he looked down at her . |
| 13 | His hand moved to her skirt and began to push the material upwards against her thigh until he reached the smooth flesh of her stomach . |
| 14 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 15 | Chola sprinkled a few grains of rice from the top of the pan into the fire for the gods and began to serve the food . |
| 16 | She did it twice , then pulled the instrument from her ears and began to unwrap the rubber . |
| 17 | An apprentice from a nearby stall took out a bullock horn , scooped some dirty water from a rain barrel and began to sprinkle the magician with it . |
| 18 | Eochaid lifted his hands to his neck and began to unfasten the chain of the Brecbennoch . |
| 19 | I think they just sucked up to David , and began to put the boot in really , quite unnecessarily and unfairly . |
| 20 | ‘ Thanks , Celia , ’ she mumbled , and began to pour the tea . |
| 21 | When Thornton started at the Daily Mirror he found the usual chronic Fleet Street over-staffing , and began to swing the axe to enable the paper to stand on its own two feet and ward off the inevitable predators , such as Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell . |
| 22 | The Duke held up his branch like a banner and began to lead the way along to the east gate , but a large part of the crowd stayed in a half-circle round the group at the table , as though waiting for the victor 's crow in the cockfight . |
| 23 | He dragged himself back , anxious now , and began to pound the life back into his legs . |
| 24 | drip , so he gingerly raised his stiff right arm , which was heavily strapped from shoulder to wrist , and began to explore the extent of his body and head injuries as best he could . |
| 25 | Jinny put the bucket down ready to pour in the swill and began to tip the pan with steady hands . |
| 26 | Waters produced a light pointer and began to explain the topography as if conducting a band . |
| 27 | The Dutch couple stopped and began to inspect the merchandise . |
| 28 | Arty closed his mouth and began to brush the heel of his open hand against his left temple in a repeated gesture of frustration . |
| 29 | The light above the front door was switched off , and a cleaner emerged from the theatre with a black plastic bag of rubbish and a broom , and began to brush the foyer , ignoring Jude — who was the last visible occupant — until he reached her , when he gave her a glance of such venom she decided to put up her umbrella and stand on the darkened step . |
| 30 | Johnson , it seems , began to regale the table concerning some extraordinary creature recently discovered in New South Wales , and began to imitate the animal , the kangaroo . |