Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] at a early [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 2 | ( A planetesimal is a small , solid celestial body that may have existed at an early stage of the development of the solar system . ) |
| 3 | The first witness had decided at an early stage not to travel to Dublin ; the second only recently made his decision not to give evidence . |
| 4 | She was , as Clara had discovered at an early age , colossally inconsistent ; and sometimes Clara thought that it might have been easier to live with a true religious fanatic , whose fads and fancies would be at least predictable and well-marshalled , with the backing of some kind of external authority , from which there could be some appeal . |
| 5 | The exploration of the American west revealed many such areas , and efforts to preserve them had begun at an early stage . |
| 6 | Harry had realized at an early stage , however , that he would need to keep a clear head if he was to remember all he was told . |