The phrase "a string that began" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to introduce a sequence of events that started with something specific that you are referencing in your writing. For example, "He told me a story about a string that began when a lonely man stumbled upon a box of old photographs."
For the Red Sox, it was another disappointing day in a string that began during last September's collapse.
This Tennessee victory made it five straight in the series against Jacksonville, a string that began on Dec. 13, 1998.
The defeat ended the Huskies' 121-game winning streak against unranked teams, a string that began with a 79-66 loss to Boston College on Jan . 23 , 1999
The last 10 hitters to face Chicago's starter, Mark Buehrle, all made outs, a string that began when Rodriguez struck out with two men on to end the fifth.
Mr. Levingston was the agile soloist in Ms. Bielawa's "Rondolette," a quintet for piano and strings that begins with a Mozartean flourish but is quickly transformed into a more modern essay in texture and interplay, with strikingly assertive solo writing for each instrument amid tightly woven ensemble passages.
Baca's plea in a downtown courtroom capped a string of prosecutions that began with low-ranking officials and worked up the chain of command.
Among major international carriers, Korean Air -- 13th largest in the world -- had become a pariah after a string of disasters that began in 1983 when Flight 007 strayed over Russian territory and was shot down with 269 people aboard.
A string of tornadoes that began Thursday night in Oklahoma left of a trail of death and millions of dollars in damage from the middle of America to the Eastern Seaboard.
In an age of steel, glass and concrete, he favored wood and plaster, an approach that proved highly successful in a string of triumphs that began in 1966 with the Metropolitan Opera, whose acoustics he designed with the Danish engineer Vilhelm Jordan.
Steven Seagal brought martial arts to the mix in a string of films that began with "Above the Law," in 1988.
In his last decade, on a string of albums that began with "American Recordings" in 1994, Mr. Cash found songs he wanted to sing among the bleakest rock.
