Example sentences of "began [to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other members began to find that he gave the faculty coherence and a sense of purpose . |
| 2 | My heart began to flutter as I lowered the heavy pyx into my pouch . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 4 | Owen began to hope that they viewed the incident as too small to bother about . |
| 5 | We really began to believe that we had the Nationalist Party on the run . |
| 6 | They began to bark as she walked the few yards to his front door . |