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"began to operate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an action that started in the past and is continuing to take place. For example: Last week, the company began to operate its new software system.
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A steamboat service to Niterói began to operate in 1835.
Dashi spoke again, and Marsh began to operate.
Many estates began to operate with tenant farmers rather than serfs.
Almost as soon as it began to operate, a new set of problems arose.
Nationalist guerrillas began to operate in the mountains, virtually paralyzing the country.
As Zexi grew and thrived, the fund began to operate through murkier market channels.
Three minutes later the surgeon began to operate on the left ear.
When that business folded, Firestone moved to Chicago (1896) and, with partners, began to operate a retail tire business.
He also began to operate differently than the rest, establishing his own foundations, charitable causes, and think tanks.
As he began to operate, he said he should have had another pair of skilled hands to assist him.
Similar(1)
So, we do have plans in operation -- they are beginning to operate.
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