Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [conj] start [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I have a problem with the water sender unit which started when the pre-heater switch broke and started to burn . |
| 2 | Kim turned and started to walk away . |
| 3 | She looked at Mairi , who happened to glance over and catch her eye ; and the woman howled and started to moan at the very sight of the wee lass . |
| 4 | Cotterell nodded and started looking around for a piece of paper . |
| 5 | The old woman laughed and started smoking a short black pipe . |
| 6 | From their viewpoint high over the campsite , they were amazed at how soon after daybreak people appeared and started making use of the free detecting areas . |
| 7 | The baby wakened and started to cry . |
| 8 | Uncle Albert rose and started pacing up and down . |
| 9 | The stolen car stopped , forcing Pc Hurley to brake and around 20 youths appeared and started throwing concrete missiles at the patrol car . |
| 10 | Jenny laughed and started coughing . |
| 11 | The ex-soldier said and started to rise . |
| 12 | Hurst nodded and started to pin the team-sheets back up on the board . |