Example sentences of "old [noun sg] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like an old dishcloth by the time I was finished . |
| 2 | The image of old age as a time of pain , illness and disease has often implied that older people actually owe their continuing existence to medical expertise alone . |
| 3 | The negative image of old age as a time of increasing dependency is discussed throughout this book and is evident in many assumptions about the nature of health in later life . |
| 4 | No matter how fast they travelled , the corridor never seemed to get any shorter and Endill thought he would be an old man by the time they reached the other end . |
| 5 | If Sien went back with them , she would be driven back to her old life in no time . |