Example sentences of "began [v-ing] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antony grinned in resignation at Connon and began searching for the tablecloth . |
| 2 | Everyone in the class started laughing and the teacher began searching for the culprit . |
| 3 | The Marines did n't wait to be told twice , but simply began running for the door , firing as they went . |
| 4 | The couple began fighting for the right to keep children Moses , 14 , Dylan , seven and Satchel , four , after Mia revealed Allen 's affair with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi . |
| 5 | He began digging for the pipe , which was expected to be about half a metre down . |
| 6 | Mrs Frost began working for the education authority in 1943 , carrying out secretarial work in the area office . |