Example sentences of "begin [to-vb] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the piece of soap in the bathroom began to diminish or a toilet roll grow thin , so the replacement would be moved from the Base Depot to the Command Depot — a cupboard upstairs . |
| 2 | The next moment , the railway lines began to shake and a train came screaming out of the tunnel . |
| 3 | The flowers were tight budded but one was beginning to open and a transitory evocation of summer came to her , bringing with it an old anxiety . |
| 4 | Gradually contact with street prostitutes began to grow and a relationship of trust began to be established . |
| 5 | There was frost on his hair , on the fur of his hood , but soon , as he hacked at the tree , his skin began to glow and a fine , warm moisture gleamed on his face . |
| 6 | Relations with DEC are beginning to thaw and a reconciliation is thought likely . |
| 7 | But the pressure soon began to tell and a year after their marriage three-times wed Mr Friend left . |