Example sentences of "begin [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Levels of enquiries are beginning to show some early signs of improvement , but any benefit from this will not begin to flow through until the second quarter of 1993 at the earliest . |
| 2 | Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child . |
| 3 | These ideas are plausible as far as they go , but I find that they do not begin to square up to the formidable challenge of explaining culture , cultural evolution , and the immense differences between human cultures around the world , from the utter selfishness of the Ik of Uganda , as described by Colin Turnbull , to the gentle altruism of Margaret Mead 's Arapesh . |
| 4 | It 's only as you begin to come out of the Ketamine state that you begin to appreciate where you are or where you 've been . |
| 5 | Over the summer , word of mouth made Quadrant Park one of the most queued-for nights in the north ; now coachloads from Glasgow , Newcastle and even Manchester begin lining up amid the warehouses and oil tanks at 8pm . |
| 6 | And already the thin strands of cloud , the outer rings of the immense , whirling storm , begin to drift over the southern islands — Po Toi , Sung Kong , Waglan Island , the Ninepins — and the wind and the waves begin to bustle about in the harbours . |
| 7 | It is for this reason that we decided not to input existing historical information to our CPIS ( though historical information would begin to build up from the launch date of the system , so providing an accurate historical background to an individual employee record ) . |
| 8 | Natural gas supplies will begin running down in the twenty-first century . |
| 9 | The immediate task was then to get a secure temporary roof across the whole building so that the interior could begin to dry out in the spring . |
| 10 | As the roots begin to break out of the grains the barley is transferred to a vast hall heated with warm air and turned by large malt shovels . |
| 11 | What we 're saying on the whole is that we , we are moving south erm militarily we , we now control most of north China , we begin to move on to the into areas of very high tenancy where landlordism was thought to be at its extreme but all we 're doing is reducing rents and interest rents . |
| 12 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
| 13 | Members began to go out into the country on day trips , and the first cricket match between two deaf clubs in the country , which later led to the formation of inter-institute sports activities of billiards , darts , and other sports , took place on 23rd July 1892 at Manchester between Manchester Deaf and Dumb Institute and the Bolton and Bury Institutes . |
| 14 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 15 | They were surprised to see leather helmets and the glitter of ranked steel among the rock-throwing denizens of the north bank and to receive several arrows , harmless in the teeth of the wind , as they began to swing round to the south shore to accomplish their landing . |
| 16 | Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon . |
| 17 | As the day wore on they heard everywhere around them the rill of running water , and grass began to poke up through the snow in clumps . |
| 18 | Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks . |
| 19 | I just wanted the fight to stop before you began wading in with the rucksack . ’ |
| 20 | Slowly , I began to swim along under the castle walls . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't you dare presume to tell me what I need ! ’ she spat , trembling as she began to clamber on to the quayside . |
| 22 | The sun was beginning to float down on the mountains , and the sea glittered lazily at the foot of their ashy , opaque shadows . |
| 23 | Here , with the concentration on labour-intensive crops , not only large estates with hired labour but large peasant farms also flourished , and even began to catch up with the estates . |
| 24 | We had both had quite a happy day ; but as the sun began to creep round to the west and to decline , I had a feeling of unease . |
| 25 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 26 | In truth , Cabernet is beginning to creep in by the back door . |
| 27 | Mr Abello was the fourth-ranking person in the Medellin cartel and the most important suspect arrested since Colombia began cracking down on the cocaine barons nearly two months ago , the department said . |
| 28 | Using the same forthrightness as her brother , she took Hilary 's arm in a firm grip and began walking back to the house . |
| 29 | Instead of turning left over the canal bridge which would have taken him into the village , he turned right and began walking out of the village on the Brookend road . |
| 30 | There are also early signs that the increased cost of imports resulting from the devaluation of sterling last September is beginning to work through to the shops . |