Example sentences of "begin by [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Their news reporter , Phil Roman , began by explaining how ,
2 But we begin by looking more closely at the problem of externalities .
3 Begin by setting exceptionally high standards in everything you do .
4 If you are asked to discuss , say , Nordenfelt 's case , begin by setting out the facts and decision — do not start in the Middle Ages .
5 We begin by stating explicitly the famous Little Theorem of Fermat announced ( but not proved ) in a letter dated 1640 .
6 Begin by exercising moderately for 5–10 minutes per day , and build up gradually over a period of a month .
7 Begin by listening carefully to how the bereaved speak about their loss .
8 Begin by getting up out of that armchair and , with pencil and paper , find yourself a nice clear desk and a comfortable but upright seat .
9 Robinson begin by rattling off a handful of saccharine songs that sound like little more than fast-paced lift music .
10 We begin by drawing up a huge ‘ A ’ list of all the stars that everybody recognizes , and that would always include the Royal family and such people as Paul Newman , Robert Redford , Jackie Onassis , and so on .
11 Accounts of the problems of this region usually begin by pointing out that after the 1914 War the overheated heavy industries of the North East were severely affected by a change in market demand away from their products , that these problems were exacerbated by central government 's exchange policies , and that in consequence the integrated economic structure — the organized capitalism — of the pre-war and war years collapsed .
12 So begin by dreaming up at least three possibilities .
13 They begin by explaining how the spectrum keyboard works .
14 Begin by working very simple shapes .
15 DAY 1 — Begin by walking aerobically ( 3.5 — 4.0 m.p.h. ) for 20 minutes around the route you have measured out .
16 We begin by finding out exactly what 's going on — what films and plays are due to open , books to be published , records to be released , and we keep in touch with agents and promotion companies and keep tabs on where the big celebrities are in the world .
17 Begin by jotting down what you think they are , plus any thoughts this triggers off .
18 So obviously a sensible and civilized couple begin by going together to see one lawyer , do n't they ?
19 Begin by offering up the tree to the hole , some root systems will be rather one-sided and you may need to adjust the hole accordingly .
20 I begin by showing how different phases of that temporal process are associated with different spaces in and around the longhouse and end by showing that the very same " space-time " principles underlie the structure of the cosmos The anthropologist must regard the ancestral cosmos as an imaginary projection of present experience , but at the same time it is a projection which both controls present experience and forms an integral part of it .
21 Begin by deciding how many hours sleep you expect to need throughout the week .
22 The argument I shall advance , surprising as it may seem coming from the author of the earlier chapters , is that , for an understanding of the evolution of modern man , we must begin by throwing out the gene as the sole basis of our ideas on evolution .
23 We may begin by looking closely at religious and philosophical beliefs which , at first glance , seem particularly remote and baffling , and to many simply ridiculous .
24 Let me begin by stating more fully the view I have already intimated , that political activities — that is to say , struggles for power among individuals and groups in relation to their own interests and to the general regulation and orientation of collective life — occur in every human society .
25 10–30 per cent overweight and not as fit as you should be If you are between 10 and 30 per cent overweight , and similarly you get puffed out easily , do little or no exercise , and consider yourself unfit , you too should begin by exercising gently .
26 Your opponent is allowed the first turn , and will almost always begin by picking up two different cards , say an ace and a six .
27 Lord Mayor , may I begin by congratulating so many from the majority group for taking the time to attend today 's Council meeting .
28 On receiving a referral a social worker can usefully begin by setting out answers to these questions :
29 Let us begin by considering why we want to think of God in personal terms at all .
30 Let us begin by considering how we might obtain a random sample ; that is , one in which each member of the population has the same chance of being chosen .
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