Collocations for beginning - noun
ADJ.
new
She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.
She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.
VERB + BEGINNING
herald, mark
This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.
This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.
see
2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
PREP.
at the ~ (of sth)
I''m paid at the beginning of each month.
I''m paid at the beginning of each month.
from the ~
Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.
Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.
in the ~
In the beginning I found the course very difficult.
In the beginning I found the course very difficult.
PHRASES
the beginning of the end
That holiday together was the beginning of the end of our friendship.
That holiday together was the beginning of the end of our friendship.
early/first beginnings
The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.
The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.
from beginning to end
The play was rubbish from beginning to end.
The play was rubbish from beginning to end.
from humble/modest/small beginnings
From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.
From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.
the very beginning
I disliked her from the very beginning.
I disliked her from the very beginning.