Example sentences of "his [num ord] [noun sg] at the age " in BNC.
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| 1 | Born in Nailhac in the Dordogne region of France , Floirat founded his first company at the age of 28 in the Paris area . |
| 2 | Born in 1908 , Maitre Lelièpvre has been drawing horses for most of his life , and sold his first painting at the age of eight . |
| 3 | He was a protégé of Sir William Chambers , who saw to it that he worked in every artistic department , including that of interior decoration , before he designed his first house at the age of eighteen . |
| 4 | He took out his first patent at the age of twenty-four , after inventing a portable alarm to attach to watches and clocks . |
| 5 | Robert , aged 16 , had his first lesson at the age of five and joined the John O'Gaunt club when he was 10 . |
| 6 | He formed his first band at the age of 14 with three friends from Moorclose High School : Dave Fielding , Kevin Rosbottom and Chris Seddon . |
| 7 | He played his first match at the age of 17 for Gloucester in 1920 and continued until after the Second World War . |