The fire began to eat at him, but he never made a sound.

And just as suddenly, something else began to eat at him.

He sat down across from her and began to eat.

He turned from me to the table and began to eat.

I sat down at the table and began to eat.

They sat down around the table, and began to eat.

He began to eat and everyone else could then do so.

A woman came into the hall as they sat down at last and began to eat.

He began to eat and talk at the same time.

But then the sea began to eat our land away.