Example sentences of "started [adv prt] as an " in BNC.
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| 1 | What started out as an intention by the authors of Learning through Drama to express ‘ a specific point of view ’ ( p. 8 ) has apparently become the only authoritative reference ! |
| 2 | Lorenzo da Ponte ( 1749–1838 ) , the son of a converted Jewish tanner , started out as an ordained priest , but any hopes of a successful career in that direction were scotched by his uncontrollably amorous nature . |
| 3 | What started out as an objective assessment like ‘ That lesson did n't go as well as I had expected ’ gets recast as ‘ I made a mistake ’ which leads to ‘ I 'm a poor teacher ’ and even ‘ I 'm a failure ( as a person ) ’ . |
| 4 | It all started out as an adventure . |
| 5 | His Quaker father started out as an illiterate nailer at Stourbridge , but , through thrift and considerable business acumen , became a manufacturer of nails on the putting-out system , an ironmonger , and an owner of iron-refining works . |
| 6 | Yeah erm well that can , that can be difficult erm I know er when er when Dave did his psychology degree here erm he started out as an electrical engineer and he got interested |