Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] the early [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small , possibly ancestral forms occurred in the early Triassic ( 225–215 million years ago ) in South Africa ; types such as Noteosuchus , Howesia , and Mesosuchus . |
| 2 | Maybe it will not provide much new material for the dedicated enthusiast because there are so many other books devoted to the early history of railways . |
| 3 | The greatest criticism which reviewers made of the early drafts of the book was that it lacked cohesiveness . |
| 4 | It has been pointed out that enormous thicknesses of basaltic lavas erupted during the early stages of rifting characterize some passive margins , such as those of eastern Brazil , western India and the south-eastern part of southern Africa . |
| 5 | The showdown between the two love rivals happened in the early hours of the morning , when the victim was woken by someone banging on his door . |
| 6 | The derivation of the birds from a reptilian ( possibly dinosaur ) ancestor is certain , and because the earliest fossil bird , Archaeopteryx , is Jurassic in age , it is usually assumed that the split from the reptiles occurred in the earlier part of the period . |
| 7 | This is the official version : Disturbances started in the early hours of the morning when police were called to investigate complaints of youths fighting , and a gun being fired . |
| 8 | None of the patients dying of sepsis had undergone splenectomy and only one of these deaths occurred in the early post operative period . |
| 9 | Fred Goodyear was alone with his cat when the raiders struck in the early hours of this morning . |