Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at an early [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The LDDC decided at an early stage that this figure should rise to 30 per cent or so , as a result of a house-building programme that was originally set at 13,000 houses within ten to fifteen years . |
| 2 | Alison Rubenstein discovered at an early age that if you want to get on in the world and have a good career , hard work is not enough — qualifications can also be a great help . |
| 3 | Now 48 , Mr Ames realised at an early age that the nine to five routine was not for him . |
| 4 | Philip Ames realised at an early age that the nine to five routine was not for him . |
| 5 | Established as a privately-financed institution by a Planning Board which first met in January 1969 , UCB had at an early stage to consider what awards it might offer in advance of the Charter it hoped to obtain . |
| 6 | George knew at an early age that he would like to pursue a career in engineering . |
| 7 | Diana learned at an early age that there were strict rules that had to be adhered to if she aspired to marry the heir to the throne . |
| 8 | In positive terms , Roscoe Pound tried at an early stage to provide a concise , if rather general , statement of what realism stood for : |