21.   When I started as a teacher I had the mistaken belief that all kids are interested in learning.

22.   What started as a specific issue involving one hospital has opened out into a full-scale debate about every aspect of the health service.

23.   Genet started as a rebel, but soon became part of the literary mainstream.

24.   It started as a hobby, but it got so addictive I had to keep on doing it.

25.   Many personnel managers started as secretaries or personnel assistants and worked their way up.

26.   Betty started as a shipping clerk at the clothes factory.

27.   This has been my worst time for injuries since I started as a professional footballer.

28.   The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck.

29.   She started as an associate at the law firm.

30.   The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.