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Examples
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As soon as the ov-en door was o-pened, the lit-tle gin-ger-bread boy jumped out, and be-gan to run a-way as fast as he could go.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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At some point, Susan be-gan a relationship with Tom Findlay, the son of Conso's owner.
Innocents Lost 2008
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Showered with debris, Collins forced his way past a wedged door and be-gan descending the nine flights, searching for his mother.
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We have so far departed from the subject we be-gan upon, that it is proper to obey you, madam.
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Across the surface of Helion Prime, warships be-gan to withdraw from sites they had been patrolling.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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As she be-gan to come to grips with her new surroundings, a figure emerged from the darkness.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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Cups were refilled after a single sip, plates replaced with ones filled with new dainties the moment the hot foods be-gan to cool or the cool ones to warm.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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Only if he be-gan to flounder would she have her men strike out on their own.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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If he thought about it too long, it seemed impossible, and he be-gan to doubt he'd even manage that last, and in some ways most important task, much less all the rest.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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She leaned back and be-gan buttoning up the refurbished stanchion.
The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997
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