Example sentences of "and it begin [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet by now Battle Brothers were as mastiffs straining on the leash ; and it began to seem that the cadets might become Scouts in time to participate in the great endeavour , should they be so fortunate . |
| 2 | Davide ran his finger over the knubbled ear , and it began to seem to him a charm to bring good luck , prosperity , the ease he hoped to find , if only he could leave for America . |
| 3 | In the years between 300 and 550 there was much work of codification and it began to take shape under Theodosius the Great in the Western Empire in 438 . |
| 4 | She had it in her hand , and it began to stir . |
| 5 | Dark clouds enveloped the aircraft and it began to bump through them . |
| 6 | The competitive threat led the BBC to reassess its broadcasting strategy and it began to respond more positively to the requirements of the audience . |
| 7 | He caught a glimpse of the mast , a cable or two downwind , and it began to dawn on him that they had lost sight of him . |
| 8 | Between us , we killed three of them , but a bullet hit my finger and it began to bleed . |
| 9 | As the fashion for silk and then for tea and a little later for porcelain developed , the Company looked for Indian products to export to China , and it began dealing in opium . |
| 10 | Twenty seconds and it began to do its own action replay . |
| 11 | She made some weak excuse when she telephoned to break the appointment , but she knew perfectly well that she was apprehensive about going out in case the weather changed and it began to rain . |
| 12 | There were clouds in the sky , and it began to rain . |
| 13 | After this remarkable visit , the volcano continued to be active for a week or two , but the explosive activity died down somewhat , and it began to look as though the eruption was going to be just a nine-days ' wonder , and would soon fade away and be forgotten . |
| 14 | Within the Labour Party the Socialist League was finding that its attempts to remould policy were resented and rejected and it began to look for allies outside the Party . |
| 15 | And it began to look very sick and sorry for itself . |
| 16 | Members of the merchants of the wool staple traded as individuals , but in 1552 the Muscovy Company was launched on a joint stock basis , allowing people to sell their shares without weakening the Company , and it began trading with Moscow by going north-east to the White Sea . |
| 17 | Marie and Bella sat on until the sun left the gardens and it began to grow cold . |
| 18 | It had bright white teeth , there were fires in the eyes , and it began to laugh and scream . |
| 19 | Simultaneously with doing the evening performances — two on Saturday , at five and eight — he was recording episodes of Beyond Our Ken and making the latest ‘ Carry On ’ film — Carry On Constable- and it began to show with the way Pieces of Eight proceeded . |
| 20 | The cloud became thicker and it began to snow . |
| 21 | He put the pan back on the heat , turned the steak over , and it began bubbling in a controlled manner . |
| 22 | In May it was announced that the fleet name ‘ London TransporT ’ would be used and it began to appear on the waist panels of cars as repainted . |
| 23 | I seemed to have no value for him and it began to feel like a kind of death . |
| 24 | It went out , the press got behind it and it began turning into something . |
| 25 | New events , new people are cropping up , and it begins to seem possible that life can go on , but people can still say wounding and painful things . |
| 26 | Hence the individual soon knows , from this genetic information , what its form and structure is ( its morphology ) , and it begins to acquire behavioural characteristics . |
| 27 | The ERA is conscious that change can only come from the residents themselves , and it begins to organize the women . |
| 28 | At first , it is internal , just checking to see that the code to make two and two add up to four gets the right answer , but as more flesh gets put on the bones of the program , and it begins to look more like a real product , the first of the heavy testing stages starts . |