Example sentences of "[prep] his early years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | If the young barrister has any spare time in his early years he should use it to prolong his pupillage in fact if not in name . |
3 | In his early years he sailed in the ships of the Dieppe armateur , Jean Ango . |
4 | In his early years he appeared in concert parties . |
5 | In his earlier years he could counsel priests to celibacy and doubters to Catholic dogma with almost papal infallibility , untroubled by a fiance 's feelings or a questioner 's uncertainties . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |