Example sentences of "[coord] began [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must be spared for a reason , ’ said Liam and began to chance his luck on the Stock Exchange on Wall Street . |
| 2 | She rose , and began collecting her belongings , preparatory to going to bed . |
| 3 | Killion steepened his dive and began picking his targets . |
| 4 | A fanzine editor , noting Morrissey 's attendance , ploughed through the startled dancers and began to harangue our hero . |
| 5 | ‘ There is still time before I am captured , ’ said the prospective bridegroom as he put the new tape into the slot and began to tap his hands against the wheel . |
| 6 | And as the weeks passed , she often met d'Urberville in the garden and began to lose her shyness of him . |
| 7 | William swung his legs on the bed and began to lick her ear with a champagne-cooled tongue . |
| 8 | Rats walked up his chest and began to lick his stubbly chin , obviously enjoying the salt from Yanto 's late night swim . |
| 9 | We shook hands on the deal and I grabbed the handles and began to push my first cock sparrow back over the bridge towards the Whitechapel Road . |
| 10 | Suddenly he leapt up and began to push his way violently across the great burrow . |
| 11 | Robyn turned and began to plant her feet carefully , one slow step at a time , towards the house . |
| 12 | I felt comfortable and at home and began to search my cases for chocolates and ribbons and toys . |
| 13 | De Vries soon lost interest and began to promote his ‘ mutation theory ’ , which stressed the role of saltations backed up by evidence that significant new characters were being produced in cultivated populations of the evening primrose . |
| 14 | But twenty minutes later , as the big car swung off the motorway and began to thread its way along country roads , her mind was still a blank . |
| 15 | He sat her down and began to unfasten her coat . |
| 16 | He put his hands on her shoulders and inspected her face closely ; nodded as if he approved of it and began to unfasten her hair . |
| 17 | When he lowered Grainne on to the pile of thick fur rugs before the fire , he was trembling , but when he stood up and began to unfasten his own clothes , he did so with a calm sureness and a gentle authority . |
| 18 | Robyn stretched again and began to put her equipment away . |
| 19 | Zuwaya claimed that a nervous young conscript lost control and began firing his submachine gun ; if that was not the case , Zuwaya said , at any rate the fighting had begun accidentally . |
| 20 | She chose the cooker and began to scrape its insides with wire wool . |
| 21 | After her initial prostration , Constanze proved remarkably resilient , and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization . |
| 22 | Jenny rose lethargically from her bed and went over to the wash basin and began bathing her eyes . |
| 23 | Stepping forward , Curtis tipped the can and began to pour its contents over the wounded killer 's clothing and into his lap . |
| 24 | Siegfried bustled in , muttered a greeting and began to pour his coffee . |
| 25 | And they smiled at one another , collusively , captivated by this broad new concept of social vengeance , and began to plan their guest list : they owed hospitality to half London , they agreed , it was time for a party , it would kill many birds with one big stone . |
| 26 | For company , and a reminder of where she was and how much she had to do , she switched on the radio , let the cat out , filled the kettle and began to plan her morning 's round of visiting . |
| 27 | Then with a groan , he buried his face in her neck and began stroking her thighs . |
| 28 | Overcome with necromancy , greed and competitiveness , she rushed out and began stroking my jacket in an ingratiating manner . |
| 29 | The ratbird climbed on and began to preen its fur unconcernedly . |
| 30 | Lucien turned his back and began flexing his limbs . |