Example sentences of "have start 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 | How then could we tell whether the real universe should have started out with a big bang ? |
| 3 | ‘ But you must have started out as a baby , ’ the boy said . |
| 4 | The universe could have started out in a very smooth and ordered state . |
| 5 | But it could equally well have started out in a very lumpy and disordered state . |
| 6 | Paul joined FWWG in November 1991 as a trainee instrument designer having already gained a HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Glasgow Polytechnic — a fair achievement having started out on a Youth Training Scheme [ YTS ] course as a trainee computer programmer . |
| 7 | Whereas Vidor had started out with a theoretical notion and then wrapped it in a melodrama , Capra had started out with a fairly ordinary story and then breathed charm , wit , pace , sex , and reality into it , not least by harnessing the natural talents and showmanship of Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable . |
| 8 | Whereas Vidor had started out with a theoretical notion and then wrapped it in a melodrama , Capra had started out with a fairly ordinary story and then breathed charm , wit , pace , sex , and reality into it , not least by harnessing the natural talents and showmanship of Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | What had started out as a quest for metallic hydrogen now became a serious hunt for fusion . |
| 11 | Like Michael he had started out as a ‘ breaker ’ — a heavy — until he had built up his own business . |
| 12 | What had started out as a bad day had suddenly become brighter . |
| 13 | What had started out as a dramatic sea chase and developed into a running battle had fizzled out in a disappointing anti-climax . |
| 14 | But what had started out as a dream come true had , within hours of their leaving England , turned into a nightmare . |
| 15 | It had started out as a panacea for one failed relationship and had quickly become a relationship in itself . |