Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] started out [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being both an exotic and a carnivore , it has started out with a double disadvantage , and sections of the rural population hate it with an intensity normally reserved for foxes or , worse , polecats . |
| 2 | It had started out as a ship 's boiler but Selwyn had acquired it some years before to ensure a plentiful supply of soft water for his garden . |
| 3 | It had started out as a panacea for one failed relationship and had quickly become a relationship in itself . |
| 4 | Like Michael he had started out as a ‘ breaker ’ — a heavy — until he had built up his own business . |
| 5 | What had started out as a quest for metallic hydrogen now became a serious hunt for fusion . |
| 6 | What had started out as a bad day had suddenly become brighter . |
| 7 | What had started out as a dramatic sea chase and developed into a running battle had fizzled out in a disappointing anti-climax . |
| 8 | But what had started out as a dream come true had , within hours of their leaving England , turned into a nightmare . |