Example sentences of "[coord] begin [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became very depressed for some time before he could reassess himself , start to use his considerable abilities and begin courting his wife again . |
| 2 | That 's right , and until he does that , until he does , as it were , grasp the mettle and begin to express his purposes , his procedures , directly to the computer , he will always be at the risk that what gets expressed is not what he quite wanted , just a little bit different , he and he alone , is the person who knows what the company purposes are . |
| 3 | ‘ I must be spared for a reason , ’ said Liam and began to chance his luck on the Stock Exchange on Wall Street . |
| 4 | Killion steepened his dive and began picking his targets . |
| 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 | Rats walked up his chest and began to lick his stubbly chin , obviously enjoying the salt from Yanto 's late night swim . |
| 7 | Suddenly he leapt up and began to push his way violently across the great burrow . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Siegfried bustled in , muttered a greeting and began to pour his coffee . |
| 12 | Lucien turned his back and began flexing his limbs . |
| 13 | Tiny hands stroked his arms and began to explore his outer pockets . |
| 14 | He shook out its scalpel creases and began to clean his hands . |
| 15 | Dalziel pulled up his trouser-leg and began scratching his ankle . |
| 16 | A gangling youth with personal stereo and the thickest-soled baseball boots Harry had ever seen fell into the adjacent seat and began slapping his knee in time to the music only he could hear . |
| 17 | Now he looked over at Cameron , taking stock of the quizzical lift of his right eyebrow when he looked out below his black fringe , the down-turn of his mouth under his long curved nose , and began to recapitulate his argument with care , uncomfortably aware that Angus might think he was trying not to sound drunk . |
| 18 | Once again he threw the cumbersome fish over his shoulder and began squelching his way across the boggy field . |
| 19 | Alfonso , hearing the news , at once raised the siege of Saragossa and began to assemble his own forces . |
| 20 | ‘ Hard day at the office , dear ? ’ chuckled Robinson as Porter crossed to the sink and began splashing his face with water . |
| 21 | him and began sorting his sticks into lengths . |
| 22 | McCarty-Cooper soon gave up decorating , and began to sell his mentor 's collection in order to support an extravagant lifestyle . |
| 23 | It almost seemed for a moment as if he would come over to the table and speak , but then he turned away , looking rather puzzled and began to order his tea . |
| 24 | As he bent down and began to force his way through the undergrowth he could taste alcohol in his mouth . |
| 25 | He braced himself against the sides of that smooth slanting chimney in almost foetal position and began to force his way upward by flexing . |
| 26 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 27 | The woman brought water from the house , knelt down beside Yussuf and began to mop his wound . |
| 28 | Fairham swallowed hard and began drumming his fingers distractedly on his knees . |
| 29 | Nails , getting the taste of it , stopped being terrified and began to keep his eyes open long enough to judge the thoroughbred 's stride as he approached a jump and to know when he was going to stand off and when he was going to put a quick one in . |
| 30 | It was after twelve o'clock when Giles arrived and began unpacking his hammers . |