Sentence examples for began swept from inspiring English sources

The Marines in Company K, the unit that had encountered the heaviest and most sustained combat since the operation began, swept a wide area of agricultural fields and small compounds, skirmishing with Taliban fighters as they moved.

The sources said Afghan and Soviet security forces repeatedly opened fire after the explosions began and swept surrounding hills with searchlights.

Katerina Vasilievna took a broom and began to sweep the track around the switch.

He got a broom and began to sweep like a demon, relatives leaping out of his way.

Srini called his wife, who observed the damage and then got a broom and began to sweep up the mess.

Working among the people, a man in coveralls began to sweep the plaza with a broom.

Then he began to sweep hook shots into the air.

I wonder if sometime around 50 years ago a great mental tide began to sweep across the world.

What did it feel like as Stone Roses fever began to sweep across England?

It was exactly thirty-five yeago ago that the great crossword-puzzle craze began to sweep this country.

By this time a Social Democrat, Willy Brandt, was elected chancellor, and he began to sweep away the Nazi remnants.