"initially occupied" — Kollokationen-Wörterbuch Englisch

initially occupied Kollokation
Automatische Übersetzung (wir garantieren seine Korrektheit nicht): początkowo zająć
  1. occupy Verb + initially Adverb
    Schwache Kollokation

    Nothing is known of his early years, though he seems to have been occupied initially as a bricklayer.