Example sentences of "be [verb] at an [adj] age " in BNC.

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1 Speech patterns are formed at an early age and are firmly established — part of our way of life , an almost subconscious activity , rather in the same way as chewing or walking .
2 So many good young dogs have been ruined at an early age by incompetent trainers .
3 Five years ago , schools were asked to develop their programme of personal relationships so that the right sort of foundations could be laid at an early age .
4 These findings raise the possibility that the results with deep dyslexics , which appear to show a facilitating effect of highly imageable words on reading performance , might just as plausibly be attributed to the fact that such words tend to be learned at an early age in life .
5 Burrows also believes that smacking can be started at an early age .
6 These are learned at an early age and reflect the bias and background of our parents .
7 She faced her anger at being abandoned at an earlier age than anyone would have expected , and talked about loneliness .
8 The skills that were needed to make intricate patterns by manipulating bobbins and pins at speed were learned at an early age .
9 This dog would clearly have been a dual champion had he not been killed at an early age , constituting a great loss to the Australian show scene .
10 For instance a rite of lifelong commitment for adults or of young people on the verge of adult life who have been confirmed at an earlier age .
11 For many people , particularly those brought up under the sway of the Judeo-Christian religions , physical control of emotional expression is learnt at an early age , and by adulthood can be practised to a high level of subtlety and skill .
12 It was learning at an early age that her natural mother had abandoned her which sent the shock waves vibrating through her childhood , adolescence and early adulthood .
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