21.   Hugh began as a chargehand in the Teasing Department, where he returned to become foreman after a few years in the Dyed Wool Blending Department.

22.   The new big companies, which handle both collection and disposal, mostly began as amalgams of small ones.

23.   In a sense, the Glorious Revolution began as an attempt to vindicate Tory principles.

24.   As Crabbe describes him, Grimes begins as a brutal product of harsh circumstances.

25.   Mopping up operations began as the flood receeded, leaving mud inside as well as out.

26.   It began as the scandal of a delinquent from Swindon enjoying a publicly-funded holiday on the Costa Blanca.

27.   He began as an amateur, performing tricks at parties for friends.

28.   Yet Pallister began as a centre forward in schools football, with ambitions of being a goalscoring professional.

29.   Paddy Cosgrove, defending Nicholas Higgs, said the conversation with McEvoy had begun as a joke.