Example sentences of "and [adv] he began [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He enjoyed these very much , and eventually he began to appreciate the more doctrinal portions of the Bible as well . |
| 2 | After all , he had managed to dismantle the magical aspects of my eidesis and now he began to chew away at the very grist of what he termed my ‘ delusionary apparatus ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ It moves for me by contrasts , ’ he said , and now he began to take an interest in , even to listen to , what he himself was saying . |
| 4 | It made her feel that he did n't mind everyone knowing she was his girlfriend , and he was really sweet to her in bed , told her she had lovely hair and said she must never , ever cut it , it was so beautiful , and then he began to talk about Therese , saying how cruel it was that he had carried the company all these years and now , just because she was the Direktor 's favourite — he snorted at this point and said he really did believe Therese must have been old Franz 's mistress years ago in Vienna — he was being treated like a pariah , no consideration , everyone being rude and unkind to him , Therese allowed to do just what she liked on the stage even though she 'd been no-one before she came to Hochhauser . |
| 5 | The pain receded in the warmth of his caresses , and then he began to move and she found herself given over wholly to sensation . |
| 6 | As he got on , and less nervous , the words came easily ; and then he began to dislike being restricted by a written text and to prefer headings . |
| 7 | And then he began to think , why not do it , why not ? |
| 8 | For a moment Basil looked angry , and then he began to laugh . |
| 9 | And then he began to laugh and scream like a man who was mad |
| 10 | The haughty face was still for a second more and then he began to laugh softly , warm , dark laughter that took her completely by surprise . |
| 11 | I think he began to resent marriage first and then he began to resent me . ’ |
| 12 | Now , in the privacy of the bedroom of his personal suite , swiftly and silently he began to change into the black clothing he wore when prowling the night for victims . |
| 13 | Mr. S. was instructed to transact the sale in the normal way and accordingly he began to enter the sale on the computer . |