Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although I was only six years old I can remember the seriousness of the matter and wondering how this affected us , ’ recalls Judy Watson , of The Crescent , Northallerton . |
| 2 | With only ten men available I had no choice but to let Clive Smott play the whole ninety minutes , and even club coach and near octogenarian , Reg Pybus , was forced to get out his old boots and wicker shorts . |
| 3 | Even less familiar sounds upset her , but then barn owls do have excellent hearing — they can hear a mouse moving on a woodland floor during a gale-force wind . |
| 4 | By the time of his first visit in 1779 , there had been a county gaol in the town for over two centuries but although the building he visited was only thirty-three years old he was very critical of the facilities it provided . |
| 5 | At nearly thirty-six years old he captured his fifth Open title , just one short of Harry Vardon 's record . |
| 6 | Now 12 years old he carries top weight in the Maze Handicap Hurdle . |
| 7 | By the time your young dog is about six months old you should be developing other commands which will form part of its outdoor training requirements , in preparation for allowing the dog off its leash . |
| 8 | Now in 1977 with the population around 100 times greater we can not support one . |
| 9 | When not quite fourteen years old he became organist of his parish church , San Lorenzo in Damaso , Rome . |
| 10 | If these had been real Tag Heuer watches they 'd have been worth thousands , but in fact at around 25 pounds each they 're a rip-off . |
| 11 | The boys in the group , around 15 years old I would imagine , spent the evening defoliating the live trees circling the campsite and building a monstrous fire , which threatened the tents downwind . |
| 12 | Well anybody over forty years old it ought to be , it ought to be compulsory ! |
| 13 | The smaller specimens I returned to the water , but anything over six inches long I fried for breakfast . |
| 14 | JFK is superbly made : at over three hours long it seems short . |
| 15 | If the race had been over 62 metres then I felt I would have won , but there are no championships at this distance so I had to be content with second place . |
| 16 | Although this conference comment is now well over fifteen years old it still holds good . |
| 17 | Tom was clean and dry during the day shortly after his second birthday , but at over 3½ years old he still needs a nappy at night . |
| 18 | Okay sixteen times three you 've got almost you can almost get fifty up there would n't you . |