Example sentences of "old [prep] the time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the children taken from this family was only six months old at the time of removal . |
| 2 | He was 38 years old at the time of this raid . |
| 3 | He was 60 years old at the time of Messines , with wide and varied military service behind him , including fighting in South Africa during the Boer War ( 1899–1902 ) , when he played a distinguished part in the relief of Mafeking . |
| 4 | ( 15 years old at the time of writing ) Runner-up for the 1991 BBC WILDLIFE Magazine Award for Young Writers ( aged 13–17 ) |
| 5 | He had been ten years old at the time of Herbert 's wedding ; his name was Max Beerbohm ; the story is recounted in Lord David Cecil 's Max , A Biography ; the date was 1882 , and sillabub , added Max , was then his favourite dish . |
| 6 | Ealhfrith must have been about 20 years old at the time of the battle of the Winwaed , after which he became king of Deira , taking over the former territory of his cousin , Oethelwald . |
| 7 | Playfair married Jessie Graham , and their children included the well-known Scottish architect William Henry Playfair [ q.v. ] , who was only three years old at the time of his father 's death . |
| 8 | In the USA , it has been found that the life-expectancy of people with AIDS is reduced in drug-users , women , black and Hispanic people , and those who are older at the time of diagnosis . |