English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Begin" in Example Sentences
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316019	She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.	CM
1022846	The beginning is the most important part of the work.	riccioberto
307202	They began to make violent attacks against the enemy.	CK
802701	They were beginning to lose faith in their commander.	Source_VOA
32754	To begin with, that kind of work is too tough for me.	CK
2706692	Tom got his shovel out of the truck and began to dig.	CK
318600	After a slow summer season, business began to pick up.	CM
299773	As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.	CK
283449	As soon as he went out of the house, it began to rain.	Eldad
3101534	As soon as Tom walked out the door, Mary began to cry.	CK
455879	I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible.	lukaszpp
2715408	It's been forty years since I began to study Japanese.	CK
398523	Little by little, I'm beginning to like that painting.	CM
804154	Nicholas Biddle began to see that the battle was lost.	Source_VOA
695215	The church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.	darinmex
44534	The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.	CK
2097095	The world began without man and shall end without him.	erikspen
2537335	Tom began to open the present that Mary had given him.	CK
2495057	Tom cracked several jokes before beginning his speech.	sharptoothed
699997	We should lay down a few ground rules before we begin.	darinmex
1247828	Why does he become drowsy whenever he begins to study?	CK
18152	From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.	CK
296806	He began to indulge in drinking after he lost his wife.	CK
262076	I gave in to temptation and began to smoke a cigarette.	CM
259723	I got lost, and to make matter worse, it began to rain.	CK
37811	It was very cold, and what was worse, it began to rain.	CM
2464773	The barn is so old that the beams are beginning to rot.	sharptoothed
804084	The British began with a land attack against Baltimore.	Source_VOA
237960	The dancer in the middle of the room is ready to begin.	CK
283402	The moment he arrived at the station, it began to rain.	Dejo
247083	The moment I held the baby in my arms, it began to cry.	CK
284271	Whether he comes or not, we'll begin the party on time.	CK
750937	A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.	Scuba
302316	He complained that his age was beginning to tell on him.	CM
1057987	I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.	Mofli
22083	May I begin by thanking every one for your warm welcome?	NekoKanjya
271570	Rain or shine, the opening ceremony is to begin at nine.	Dejo
317367	She will arrive in Tokyo at the beginning of next month.	CK
277926	The audience could hardly wait for the concert to begin.	CK
294227	When he begins to do anything, he devotes himself to it.	CM
558336	All her carefully made plans began to unravel one by one.	darinmex
24138	As soon as he got home, he began to play a computer game.	NekoKanjya
326514	It is rumored that secret peace talks have already begun.	CK
239640	Modern philosophy has its beginnings in the 19th century.	CM
32794	More and more doctors have begun to use the new medicine.	Eldad
246753	No sooner had I entered the hall than the ceremony began.	CM
314722	No sooner had she entered her room than she began to cry.	CK
805410	The explorers began to suffer from a severe lack of food.	Source_VOA
2890132	The teams had just started to play when it began to rain.	sharptoothed
24119	I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain hard.	CK