Example sentences of "of [noun] he began [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winter of his second year of university he began to do some special research on the Gulf for a project he 'd been assigned . |
| 2 | From around the middle of May he began to order the confiscation of the family 's land , although there were no legal grounds for its forfeiture . |
| 3 | From around the middle of May he began to order the confiscation of the family 's land , although there were no legal grounds for its forfeiture . |
| 4 | At the first morning of rehearsal he began yawning and looking at his watch , wanting to be off for a drink . |
| 5 | As he became more independent of booksellers he began to choose works for publication which suited his own taste . |
| 6 | As soon as he was out of sight he began to sing , very loudly . |
| 7 | In search of clues he began to study the one area where species can actually be seen to change , the production of new varieties of pigeons , dogs , etc. , through the activity of human breeders . |
| 8 | Willie was given a small spade and after an hour of removing a tiny section of earth he began to forget that he was surrounded by strangers and gradually became absorbed in his digging . |