Example sentences of "[noun] and he began [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A groan was his reply and he began kissing her again , this time letting his lips travel down her throat towards the open neck of her blouse and leaving a hot trail of sensation in his wake . |
| 2 | He climbed a short distance up the curve of the dome , then his feet lost their purchase and he began to slide back down again . |
| 3 | Immediately Tom dragged him from under the blanket and he began barking and chasing his tail . |
| 4 | It was in this period that Fleischmann and he began to discuss projects , but they did not start working on any until Pons joined the University of Utah , moving to Salt Lake City in 1983 . |
| 5 | It took Stephen about half an hour to reach the banks and he began to head across them towards Chesney . |
| 6 | His face was scarlet and twisted with hate and he began to attack me like a wild animal . |
| 7 | His logical mind lent itself superbly to maths and he began to excel in the subject . |
| 8 | Simon Cormack 's eyes filled with tears and he began to cry uncontrollably . |
| 9 | Satisfied that it was ‘ more than possible ’ for the Kavanaghs to survive , they moved to a house near Oxford and he began to study . |
| 10 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |
| 11 | A pile was already to hand and he began folding the pamphlets and inserting them into the envelopes . |
| 12 | He had the considerable advantage of possessing the imperial insignia and he began to style himself " Rex Romanorum et semper Augustus " — the imperial designation . |
| 13 | A ‘ Coronation ’ tram , No 1174 , swayed into view and he began to run for the stop . |
| 14 | I took him on and we did a massive improvization on the spot and he began to respect me . ’ |
| 15 | We sat down by the fire and he began to tell me his story . |
| 16 | His foot twitched under the table and he began to play with his spoon again . |