They mostly began to reign as old men, and their reigns were short, averaging less than two years each. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The letter, perhaps, began in bitterness, but it did not end so. 简·奥斯汀.傲慢与偏见.
But she took such a long walk up and down our rooms that night, while I was writing to Agnes, that I began to think she meant to walk till morning. 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.
Erringly and strangely she began the task of self-examination with self-condemnation. 玛丽·雪莱.最后一个人.
And here, to the great horror of Mr. John Smauker, Sam Weller began to whistle. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
So, he sat down at the foot of his little iron bedstead, and began to wonder how much a year the warder made out of the dirty room. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
He bore it as long as he could, then went to his piano and began to play. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
At last he was happily got down without any accident, and then he began to beat Mr. Guppy with a hoop-stick in quite a frantic manner. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
At length, after a short pause, Miss Crawford began with, So you are to be a clergyman, Mr. Bertram. 简·奥斯汀.曼斯菲尔德庄园.
Laurie obediently threw himself down on the turf, and began to amuse himself by sticking daisies into the ribbons of Amy's hat, that lay there. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
You went away just when it began, Clym, she said. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
For ten days after this repulse the Duke of Brunswick hesitated, and then he began to fall back towards the Rhine. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. 威尔基·柯林斯.月亮宝石.
He soon began to quarrel again as usual. 哈里特·威尔逊.哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
He rose so early that it was not yet light when he began his journey. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.