Example sentences of "learn at an [adj] age " in BNC.

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1 It was learning at an early age that her natural mother had abandoned her which sent the shock waves vibrating through her childhood , adolescence and early adulthood .
2 As with people , language can be extremely difficult to learn at an older age .
3 Diana learned at an early age that there were strict rules that had to be adhered to if she aspired to marry the heir to the throne .
4 These findings raise the possibility that the results with deep dyslexics , which appear to show a facilitating effect of highly imageable words on reading performance , might just as plausibly be attributed to the fact that such words tend to be learned at an early age in life .
5 These are learned at an early age and reflect the bias and background of our parents .
6 The skills that were needed to make intricate patterns by manipulating bobbins and pins at speed were learned at an early age .
7 people learn at an early age ways of feeling and behaving that tend to become habitual regardless of their continued appropriateness .
8 Women learn at an early age that most men do not like angry women living in the same house .
9 For many people , particularly those brought up under the sway of the Judeo-Christian religions , physical control of emotional expression is learnt at an early age , and by adulthood can be practised to a high level of subtlety and skill .
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