Example sentences of "[adv] old [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So too does Rosalind Russell ; perhaps she sounds a little old for the part , but her dry tones give her numbers a splendidly acerbic edge . |
| 2 | We should not be misled by any temptation to assume that what we are dealing with here is the familiar disposition of many words , mentioned above , to vary in their referential effect according to the standard considered relevant for the type of the noun ; as if , to take the last sentence in ( 34 ) it was simply a matter of adjusting our standard of what counts as old from the range suitable for schools to the smaller one which is appropriate to individual human beings . |
| 3 | There is little point in denying that if Britain is to enable the very old in the present as well as the future to live out their remaining years in dignity , more human and material resources will have to be devoted to their welfare . |
| 4 | ‘ She says she is willing to work all her days just to keep a little home of her own ’ , yet she also felt ‘ too old for the work . ’ |
| 5 | But nobody could get the movie made at that time , and the question now was whether Val was n't too old for the part . |
| 6 | I 'll be unemployed and too old for the dole ! |
| 7 | Inelligible for the Enterprise Allowance Scheme , and at 28 too old for the Prince 's Trust , she eventually got a grant from the Westminster Enterprise Agency . |
| 8 | Never unemployed , she is ineligible for the Enterprise Allowance and , at 28 , too old for the Prince 's Youth Business Trust . |
| 9 | However , those of us too old for the elite ‘ Pirates ’ or ‘ Club 16 ’ need not feel left out . |
| 10 | He was far too old for the party . |
| 11 | Actually , Voight is rather too old for the role , and overdoes the wide-eyed innocence , especially in the last twenty minutes when the movie gets as soft as an overripe Florida plum . |
| 12 | Sir Michael , 56 , last month launched a biting attack on BBC chairman Duke Hussey , claiming he was too old for the job at 69 . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've reached the top of my profession , and am almost getting too old for the job , anyway . |
| 14 | I also wonder , seeing that I am not too old in the tooth , how many other wartime fishing kids are still around and as fishing daft as ever . |