This column began its life at Christmas - with an ending.

A column of sparkling lights appeared and began to take form.

As the entire column began to move, a single figure cantered along the shoulder of the road.

This column began life with a Christmas celebration and it ends the same way.

The column began with 3,000 troops but at its peak, was made up of about 8,000 people.

The column began to slow as we turned right, into the first paddy.

The column of refugees just began to move on again.

The column of water began to collapse back into the waves.

The column began in February 1932 and went through various editorial changes for the next four years.

In the 1980s the column began to appear only irregularly.