Example sentences of "[prep] his earliest [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In his earliest appearances he is ‘ Richard son of Siward ’ indicating English ancestry and the name of a father or earlier progenitor .
2 But Eleanor too had to travel a great deal , and in his earliest years it was almost certainly Richard 's nurse who provided love and security on a day-to-day basis .
3 From his earliest days he followed his father 's interest in soccer and captained his school team at the age of 10 , playing with his elder brother Albert in the forward line .
4 From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre — fairy tales , practical jokes , and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists .
5 From his earliest years he showed exceptional ability in mechanics and a natural talent for engineering , which his mother in particular did much to foster .
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