Sentence examples for commence fire from inspiring English sources

"At the conclusion of the condemned's last words the execution team will commence fire," the news release said.

Shortly after, Letica ordered the coastal artillery to commence fire against the Kaštela TG.

The gist: O.K., Mr. President, you can commence firing, but you'd better have U.N. permission, allies with you and an Iraqi George Washington in the wings.

"The 21 loud bangs will be heard for miles around as the two guns commence firing, when the happy couple leave Westminster Abbey as husband and wife". The event was supported by the National Trust, RAF Halton and Buckinghamshire County Council.

Quincys captain gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready.

The German task force was still waiting for the order to commence firing, which Admiral Lütjens did not give immediately.

The U.S. ship formation began to fall apart, apparently further delaying Callaghan's order to commence firing as he first tried to ascertain and align his ships' locations.

In naval battles of the 1890s the decisive weapon was the medium-calibre, typically 6 inches, quick-firing gun firing at relatively short range; at the Battle of the Yalu River in 1894, the victorious Japanese did not commence firing until the range had closed to 3900 m and most of the fighting occurred at 2000 m.

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"Here the men stopped, and commenced firing; but a lull in the fire of the enemy enforced the order to move forward, and in little more time than it takes to write it we had captured and occupied a section of the main line of Confederate works," recounted a captain who later wrote a history of the regiment.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand artillery kept the Chinese at bay, after it finally commenced firing.