Example sentences of "age [prep] [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Constable had been in the Force since 1924 and had an excellent character [ and ] served in the trenches at the age of fifteen and a half . |
| 2 | It was at this salon at the age of fifteen and a half , working for a day 's wages of £1 plus tips , that she came in contact with Justin de Villeneuve , the man who suggested she should pose for some photographs and who later was to become her mentor . |
| 3 | — For me — who at the age of 14 & a half , was turned out into the world , literally without a farthing — & with nought to look to for a living but his own exertions , you may easily suppose this a necessary prejudice — & indeed — the tardy paying of many of my subscribers — renders it but too difficult to procure food — & pay for publishing , at once . |
| 4 | Though young and impressionable , and usually on Grandad 's side , there was enough of the pessimist in William , even at the age of nine and a half , to concede that his nan was probably right . |
| 5 | After meeting Prince Charles , Diana went back to school that November day to have a second shot at her O levels , which eluded her yet again , and the following month , at the age of sixteen and a half , she left for good . |
| 6 | the age of six and a half |
| 7 | I left school at the early age of twelve and a half , my father having died when I was nine . |
| 8 | We already make exceptions to the capital rule where homes are occupied by a spouse , a relative over the age of 60 or a relative who is incapacitated . |