Example sentences of "she began [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sighing , she began to fill a carrier bag with essentials ; an insurance , she supposed , in case the worst happened .
2 But the results were good ; people praised her cooking lavishly , and she began to take a pride in doing it well .
3 But I had n't asked her to do so , and when she began making a nuisance of herself I told her she 'd have to leave our office there .
4 She began to write a journal of her tours ( apparently from notes made during her journeys ) in 1702 .
5 The ache in her head got worse and she began to imagine a pain under her breastbone .
6 Clara liked it as she had liked everything that afternoon , but even as she stood there and admired , and heard the history of the lump of mosaic , and listened to Martin 's views on Candida 's view on the social connotations of goldfish , she began to feel a sense of overwhelming fatigue .
7 In one sense the game took no time at all , in another it seemed to last forever , and there in the quiet room , opposite the quiet man , she began to feel a kind of peace .
8 She began to compose a letter in her head , then rejected the idea .
9 Yet the more she sipped the more sick she felt ; and then she began to have a cramp in her stomach .
10 The irony of the situation hit her as she began preparing a meal from the provisions she 'd brought with her .
11 With sudden resolve she began to prepare a beef goulash for dinner .
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