Example sentences of "started [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.

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1 Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped .
2 At exactly that moment Nigel , at the other end of the room , jumped to his feet and started pointing excitedly at the blackboard and screaming , ‘ The chalk !
3 ‘ When I started riding again at the IRTA tests in late February I had not ridden a 500 for five months and that 's too long to be away from a 500 .
4 He added : ‘ Looking back , I feel that relationships between me and the team started to break down at the Hungarian Grand Prix . ’
5 He found his sword and started to chop methodically at the doomed arms .
6 He strode into the hall and started to peer expertly at the walls and ceiling .
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