Example sentences of "from [adv] early as " in BNC.
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1 | Mechanical joins such as rivets are easily recognised but , from as early as 2500 BC in Sumer , smiths developed methods of joining one metal with another of a lower melting point . |
2 | From as early as the 1860s , Western scientists have been interested in how these colours were produced . |
3 | I mentioned earlier the finding that ( from as early as the second year of life ) boys are , on average , more aggressive than girls ; and there are also differences in the way in which the sexes express their hostility . |
4 | Other material of wide interest dates from as early as the Saxon period . |
5 | The term ‘ modern ’ is interpreted widely , for some works date from as early as the sixteenth century . |
6 | A popular resort , its beaches stretch for miles and the city 's particular charm lies in its past — we visited underground Minoan tombs and explored an old Venetian town , dominated by a well-preserved fortezza and mosques dating from as early as 1670 . |
7 | A church has stood in Lowthorpe from as early as the Norman Conquest . |
8 | The sculptures are almost entirely of Flemish origin and date from as early as the sixteenth century . |
9 | Much of the attack on the slave trade from as early as the end of the 1780s to the debates of 1806 could equally have been , and was , an attack on slavery . |
10 | Even so , it is worth getting to know and keeping a sharp look out for the signs from as early as May on , because if you act quickly enough it is possible to stop the attack before it spreads through the rest of the foliage by picking off , and , this is important , burning the infected parts . |
11 | The Romans were taking the Merano Cure from as early as the 4th century and its spring waters are said to be among the best in the world . |
12 | Children repair what they themselves say from as early as one or one-and-a-half years of age . |
13 | What was long ago fished for from Saint-Jean , as from Biarritz , was whales , from as early as the eleventh century and as far away as Newfoundland . |
14 | From as early as 1906 , therefore , they showed greater concern to restrain than to encourage mass protest against the high-handed actions of the autocracy . |
15 | In planning its programme the Association emphasized its international objectives advertising , for example , from as early as 1924 , annual holidays at two centres in the USSR : a ‘ unique opportunity to experience the USSR 's great natural beauty , priceless and world famous works of art , gigantic collective farms and the thrill of seeing in progress the greatest social experiment in the world 's history . ’ |
16 | Tentative articles in The Shield from as early as 1905 began to reconsider the role of science in promoting moral reform . |
17 | Indeed , Rous claimed that he had petitioned Parliament in 1459 asking for legislation on enclosures , and although no such petition is preserved , there is one from as early as 1414 from the village of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire referring to depopulation there ( 19 , pp.276–7 ; 58 , pp.81–2 , 102–3 , 148 ) . |
18 | From as early as 1708 most Tories were pushing for peace , so long as suitable terms could be reached with France . |
19 | Whether their monetary policy from as early as 1970 was designed to force such a devaluation is another question . |