Example sentences of "then started [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kid began to laugh and steam up the window-pane , then started slapping the glass with a tiny hand leaving greasy fingerprints . |
| 2 | The children then started arranging the boxes to make the train . |
| 3 | In one classroom , the gunman divided the students by sex to separate sides of the room and then started shooting the women . |
| 4 | In one classroom , the gunman divided the students by sex to separate sides of the room and then started shooting the women . |
| 5 | He got out of the car and went up and down on his haunches a few times to ease some of the stiffness from his legs , then started to walk the mile or so back to the hotel gates . |
| 6 | Spurs then started knocking the ball around nicely from the back and succeeded in creating quite a few gaps . |
| 7 | The voice of the controller came clearly through the headphones , and she waved a hand in acknowledgement , then started winding the programme up . |