Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at an [adj] age " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was William who had convinced Preston at an impressionable age that little girls , as they grew up , also grew ‘ two tits and a willy ’ , a fantasy which Preston had accepted as gospel for at least two years and which he sometimes thought still influenced his relations with the opposite sex . |
| 2 | For year-round interest , firs like Abies lasiocarpa appreciate heavy , moist soil , although A. koreana is my personal favourite because it produces cones at an early age . |
| 3 | Straw plaiters started work at an early age and the occupation was a common one in the South Midland counties ; for instance , in 1871 about a third of all Bedfordshire girls aged between ten and fifteen were recorded in the census returns as plaiters . |
| 4 | Claims that the English tests had not been properly prepared were dismissed as being ‘ without any validity at all , ’ and he stressed the importance of the tests in identifying pupils with reading difficulties at an early age so they could be given extra help . |
| 5 | Forcing children to acknowledge sexuality at an early age and face up to adult problems is not going to raise a generation of responsible adults — it is far more likely to breed a generation of confused and unhappy children . |
| 6 | As we saw earlier many of those interviewed had little traditional academic background having left school at an early age . |
| 7 | The scale can be illustrated by the fact that 30 years ago our young people were maturing at a later stage than now , but in many cases were leaving school at an earlier age and taking up employment — the gap between adolescence and employment was perhaps only 12 months . |