But your paragraph begins with the underlined sentence, so sometimes you need the past perfect.

If you laugh when a paragraph begins, "But what he really wanted to do was direct," you will probably find this book very funny.

A pilcrow mark ( ) is sometimes used to show where a paragraph begins.

These paragraphs each begin with the word 'whereas', and are called 'recitals'.

When composing it's best not to think too much about where paragraphs begin and end; the trick is to let nature take its course.

The paragraph begins by describing the tree roots - what Henry sees.

"I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now," begins Jobs' final paragraph.

The nineteenth paragraph begins a discussion of the many ways in which Aquinas's authority has been recognized through the centuries.

"We all know that the planet is being trashed and needs our help," the paragraph begins.

As you have no doubt surmised, a forthcoming paragraph will begin with the words "Two hours later."