1.   After that, things started to go downhill.

2.   But things have only started going bad for him.

3.   Once you take the cork out, hopefully other things will start to flow.

4.   Then strange things started to happen.

5.   They say you have to hit bottom before things start looking up.

6.   Things are starting to get on top of him.

7.   Things started to get out of hand.

8.   Things started to go off the rails, however, with the Fiat Multipla.

9.   Things started to happen fast after that.