Example sentences of "[prep] the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | CONTRACEPTION FOR THE OLDER WOMAN |
| 2 | The front has space for the older person to put details of gas , electricity , telephone , water , local council and police station numbers . |
| 3 | They are , of course , required for the older works in the repertoire and probably in newer story ballets where all ages should be seen if a plot is to have credibility . |
| 4 | Saga has been specialising in quality holidays for the older generation for 40 years now . |
| 5 | Zinc , he had been told , did wonders for the older man . |
| 6 | ‘ I was at Harrods , you know , modelling hats for the older woman . |
| 7 | For the older dog the sudden loss of a sense can be quite a traumatic experience . |
| 8 | Dannii was the famous sister but Hardy yet again decided to go for the older girl . |
| 9 | For the older cattle it was the animation of a remembered pleasure . |
| 10 | If this is true of young children it must be even easier for the older child who is in a much better position to discriminate between different types of relationships . |
| 11 | The English aristocracy pursued the principle of independent homes for the older generation to its ultimate conclusion . |
| 12 | In England , as elsewhere , ‘ even though their help could not be counted upon ’ , children and kin were providing the greatest share of support for the older generation of their families . |
| 13 | As soon as she could , she resumed the normal pattern of her life , getting up at 7.30 a.m. to prepare breakfast for the older children and get them ready for school . |
| 14 | For the older child one warning of your intention to use this method would seem only to be fair . |
| 15 | In the 1803 Sunday School there was a library for the older Sunday School scholars — those in the Bible or Testament classes . |
| 16 | This made the limitations clause even more interesting , for the older man ( and no doubt his ancestral assumer ) had quite obviously used not a swepe or balista as the charge , but an almost identical engine of war known as a mangonel , in witty and canting allusion to the family name as used by them . |
| 17 | One recommendation was for the older pupils to be divided into four occupational groups : engineering ; commerce ; domestic work ; and industries for which no vocational instruction was necessary . |
| 18 | It is this combination of corporate activities in an unfettered market , with limited State support for the older regions , that ultimately explains the scale of employment inequalities . |
| 19 | No matter how such thinking appeals to certain political and business interests , it is important to highlight the consequences of such attitudes for the older cities and the country as a whole . |
| 20 | The war presented many one-off jobs for the older Girls , usually unpaid , as they were entertaining the troops . |
| 21 | In many cases , it may be a matter of giving ground , out of kindness and consideration for the older person , who has been stripped of so much already . |
| 22 | For the older baby , early weaning may be the answer , although it involves the risk of sensitizing the child to even more foods or — if all the high-risk foods are avoided — failing to give the child an adequate diet . |
| 23 | Canoeing for the older paddler |
| 24 | But if they suddenly have the urge to express their senior status in relation to a new pet in the home they may revert to the age-old manner of doing this , much to the distress of their well-meaning owners , who probably bought the new kitten as a special companion for the older cat . |
| 25 | Pictures for the older reader |
| 26 | Some of the holidays that cater for the younger element may still be slanted towards pairing people off , but those that cater for the older age groups are not . |
| 27 | It was too much for the older boys , who had the bright idea of purloining some old electric heaters from the stores . |
| 28 | Batteries seem to have become very expensive — especially large 9V types for the older generation of portable radios . |
| 29 | Good Neighbours , Darby and Joan and the day centre at Horrox Court provide regular support and entertainment for the older villagers . |
| 30 | There are the obvious queens of health and beauty cults for the older woman , such as Jane Fonda , Callan Pinkney ( of Callanetics fame ) and Joan Collins . |