Example sentences of "began [to-vb] [subord] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willi 's magic began to work as the meal progressed . |
| 2 | Within months the party began to self-destruct as the pace of reforms became too much for the Left , and for Mr Lange , to stomach . |
| 3 | As one course followed another we began to wonder whether the meal would ever end . |
| 4 | After these conversations I began to wonder whether the Houys were right . |
| 5 | She began to wonder if the relationship was not , very very slowly , dying a natural death , and whether it would not be sensible to terminate it quickly . |
| 6 | The men began to wonder if the people whom they had laughed off as superstitious niggers were n't right after all . |
| 7 | She began to wonder if the woman who had sent the box-message had tricked her here into this dead-end room . |
| 8 | It was discovered that the peat only began to grow after the site was abandoned and a radiocarbon date for the beginning of this growth gave about 1000 BC . |
| 9 | Liberal opinion began to waver as the extent of the violence was revealed on newsreels , on television , in Paris Match , across the globe . |
| 10 | The men about me began to shout as the line reached the first houses and a cheer came back . |
| 11 | With a screech , the car began to slow as the brakes were applied , and Richmann could clearly see the startled faces of the occupants as it slewed to a halt only a few feet ahead . |
| 12 | The wipers began to wheeze as the snowflakes built up into hard wedges of ice , and some of the men in the back were stamping feet on the floor of the van trying to improve their circulation . |
| 13 | The mist changed to a warm pink and began to disperse as the sun rose above the horizon . |
| 14 | Just after eleven , more people began to arrive as the pubs chucked out and so Dosh and I ( or maybe it was Freddie ) moved upstairs where we 'd found another front room which had been stripped of furniture and somebody had run a pair of extra speakers off the disco in the lounge . |
| 15 | The performers say their confidence only began to wane after the filming was over . |
| 16 | ‘ Oranges and Lemons ’ the bells began to ring as the worshippers arrived in their hats and gloves and Liberty scarves . |
| 17 | After a few minutes , her eyes began to close as the lack of sleep caught up with her , and she began to doze off . |
| 18 | The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic as the boat was filling up rapidly and I tried my best to bail it out with my hands but had little success . |