Example sentences of "began as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food as a fashion accessory , and a clear statement of social position , began as part of the original Habitat lifestyle of the early seventies . |
| 2 | Many of Britain 's waste managers are in the aggregates business ; the two French giants began as water companies ; Browning Ferris started life as a haulage company ; some of the German companies are owned by electricity utilities . |
| 3 | Lapworth 's academic career began as lecturer in chemistry at the School of Pharmacy in Bloomsbury ; in 1900 he moved to the Goldsmiths ' Company 's Institute at New Cross as head of the chemistry department . |
| 4 | He began as deputy to Sir Michael Checkland and was appointed his successor without any other candidates being interviewed . |
| 5 | It began as greed to steal and ended up at the point where they really were n't concerned about who they shot or why . |