Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years [prep] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I think Mrs Stove was a little worried about trusting her daughter to me that particular summer , as it was the one after I 'd struck young Paul down in his prime , but at nine years of age I was an obviously happy and well-adjusted child , responsible and well-spoken and , when it was mentioned , demonstrably sad about my younger brother 's demise . |
| 32 | But at 20 years of age I had no scruples about rubber gloves and bleach , and dealt with the problem straight away . |
| 33 | During seven years of illness she had been admitted to hospital 13 times , often compulsorily during episodes of violent behaviour when she was a danger both to her children and herself . |