Example sentences of "began [to-vb] down [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began to walk down to the windows and saw an envelope on the floor and when he bent to pick it up , the floor creaked and gave way . ’ |
| 2 | He ordered the captain to display the royal standard on the stem , just in case the French believed they were pirates , as the ‘ Saint Andrew ’ began to run down alongside the galley . |
| 3 | He began to climb down into the ditch , hitting at the grass with his pick-handle . |
| 4 | It was around 6pm , very dark ; suddenly the train began to slow down to a crawl , ‘ what now ? ’ thought the passengers . |
| 5 | The class began to copy down from the blackboard . |