Example sentences of "beginning [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After beginning to interview people in depth , I realised that , to explain this juxtaposition of apparently contradictory values within individuals , I needed to go beyond the conceptual framework set by clinicians and sociologists alike .
2 I am not so naive as to expect a blinding flash of understanding , but bit by bit I think I am beginning to see patterns of behaviour , and even — in some cases — to recognise individuals .
3 It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction .
4 ‘ Our reservoirs are all topped up but we 're only beginning to see recovery in water tables , ’ says John West of Anglian Water .
5 TOP Time Out and Improvement Team recommendations beginning to bear fruit with improvement in many areas and integration of TOP principles into day-to-day work .
6 In the tenth she was beginning to receive visitors of standing , and a golden crown and jewels were added to her coat .
7 In the US , however , tutors with squeezed budgets are beginning to cause problems for software houses by pirating programs .
8 Though her radicalism had not begun to develop , her individualistic streak was already fully formed , as Miss Suter recalls : ‘ It was about the time we were beginning to have trouble with student sit-ins , and Katharine stuck out against it .
9 With the support of Shearman , District Chairman until 1936 when he was appointed as National Education Officer for the WEA , Jacques turned his attention to seeking co-operative relationships with LEAs who were beginning to expand provision of adult education through the establishment of evening institutes , mostly accommodated in secondary schools .
10 These " necessary steps " , Bush said , included " condemning the [ May 30 ] operation , dissociating itself from it , and beginning to take steps to discipline Abul Abbas , the perpetrator " .
11 Only now , after centuries of befuddlement , are scientists beginning to make sense of snow .
12 Rather than any devastated areas remaining derelict for any time , quite the reverse may have been the case , and archaeology , especially from the air , is now beginning to produce evidence for development on a much larger scale than appreciated hitherto .
13 DARLINGTON Business Link , an initiative designed to bring local companies together , is beginning to show signs of success .
14 Yes , my eight year old is certainly beginning to show signs of stress , er it 's an unsettling situation for him , and he 's old enough to understand , and er we 've had tears and you know .
15 … within hydrology at the moment we can see a growing interest among civil engineering hydrologists in ‘ process ’ studies at a time when some geographers are beginning to show signs of impatience with these ( Ward , 1979 , p. 393 ) .
16 Even the express was beginning to show signs of vulnerability to the elements .
17 Willatts and Newson(1953) confirmed that depopulation trends had continued till 1951 , but that some rural areas were by then beginning to show signs of recovery .
18 By the time they reached France both bikes and cyclists were beginning to show signs of fatigue .
19 So far the path has stayed dry , despite some heavy rainfall , though one or two spots are beginning to show signs of wear .
20 Some are beginning to show evidence of decay in the activity levels achieved and the associated staff performance .
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