Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] at a [adj] age " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven months later , daughter Doris was born and was herself to experience widowhood at a young age , followed by a second marriage . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As we saw earlier many of those interviewed had little traditional academic background having left school at an early age . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Today 's teenagers have sex at a younger age than ever before . |