very beginning

"Right at the very beginning, I really wanted to write for theatre," he told BBC Radio 4's John Wilson in 2002.

“It goes back to the very beginning when I was a young man starting out, and it continued for all these years.”

And from the very beginning, the musician's love life has been the connective tissue of her writing.

The jawbone dates back to the monument's very beginning in 2995 to 2900 BC and was placed in a ritually significant place.

Sajet resigned a few days later, writing in a note to staff, “From the very beginning, my guiding principle has been to put the museum first. Today, I believe that stepping aside is the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart.”