Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] began [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter came in and began to chat me up . |
| 2 | Then he bent down and began to roll her up in the hearth rug . |
| 3 | She was at senior school by this time , of course , and the senior mistress sent for her , sat her down and began to question her kindly about conditions at home . |
| 4 | Mark and I have just been for a walk beyond Dalseattie , which was nice until the mist came down and began to make us rather damp . |
| 5 | When he got through and began to speak he cheered up as he laughed and talked away , before becoming depressed at the end of the call . |
| 6 | She looked around her despairingly and began to push him towards the pantry . |
| 7 | Kopyion pulled a jar of dates from his pocket and with a wooden fork took one out and began to chew it . |
| 8 | We staggered out and began to use it as a battering ram against the locked door . |
| 9 | Bryony took the toast out and began to smear it with tomato chutney . |
| 10 | He extended his arm fully and began to waggle it in an arc across the faces of the congregation . |
| 11 | Sobbing , she seized Jimmy roughly again and began to drag him away , towards the office door . |
| 12 | He held his hand out and this time he did not wait for her to respond , but grasped her hand firmly and began to lead her , with great skill and speed , over the rocks towards the cliff . |