Example sentences of "at 13 [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another girl , placed in a children 's home at 13 after her mother had a nervous breakdown and her father left for another woman , described her shock at finding it was also a place of ‘ correction ’ for young offenders . |
| 2 | For Cecilia , however — a young black girl placed in care at 13 because her mother could n't cope — the fact that she could express anger and upset with her sister , whom she dearly loved , resulted in social workers suggesting a move , ‘ for her own good ’ , to a smaller family-style establishment in the country , miles from the inner city community in which she had grown up . |
| 3 | ‘ At 13 or 14 , I should have been taken away from my family and placed somewhere where I would have felt loved and like a real person . ’ |
| 4 | What causes the periodic swarming — at 13 or 17-year intervals — of cicadas ? |
| 5 | Although one manufacturer described this as being the oldest technology , monocrystalline cells provide the most efficient conversion from light to electricity at 13 or 14 per cent . |
| 6 | Mr Neill Stewart , prosecuting , said the woman had become pregnant at 13 and at last told her mother her stepfather was responsible . |
| 7 | At 13 and a bit stone , Taylor is one of the biggest men in the squad and found the Lilleshall pre-tour training schedule a bit of an effort . |
| 8 | Blind since birth , Steven began losing his hearing at 13 and is now almost totally deaf . |
| 9 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 27 weeks and the 1993 figures at 13 and 26 weeks . |
| 10 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 27 weeks and the 1993 figures at 13 and 26 weeks . |
| 11 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 26 weeks and the 1993 figures at 14 and 27 weeks . |
| 12 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 39 weeks and the 1993 figures at 14 and 40 weeks . |
| 13 | The 1991 figures were reported at 13 and 39 weeks , the 1992 figures at 13 and 40 weeks . |
| 14 | The 1991 figures were reported at 13 and 39 weeks , the 1992 figures at 13 and 40 weeks . |
| 15 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 39 weeks , the 1993 ones at 13 and 40 weeks . |
| 16 | The 1992 figures were reported at 13 and 39 weeks , the 1993 ones at 13 and 40 weeks . |
| 17 | The 1993 figures were released at 14 and 27 weeks and the 1992 figures at 13 and 26 weeks . |
| 18 | He also had an eagle two at the 11th and two more birdies at 13 and 14 but dropped shots at 15 and 16 spoilt what could have been a six under par round . |