Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] at [det] age " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 's difficult to challenge that kind of supposition at that age . |
| 2 | It 's difficult , though , because if you talk to adolescent boys in schools they are violently opposed to women 's liberation , or they hate the name women 's liberation , because they are very defensive perhaps about their own masculinity at that age , and their own masculinity is defined very much in terms of being superior to girls and having mums who wait on them at home , so it 's difficult to challenge that kind of supposition at that age . |
| 3 | Any nurse may encounter an adoptee experiencing a crisis of self-identity at any age , and may be able to offer support simply by listening or may have to recommend the adoptee seek expert help from the local adoption agency , PAC or National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and their Parents ( NORCAP ) for counselling about being adopted and practical information on instigating a search for birth parents . |
| 4 | There were certainly other reasons for his rejection of belief at that age . |
| 5 | Of course , being liked , accepted and defining one 's role within a social group are important features of life at any age , but because peers play such an important role in the lives of adolescents , social acceptance is an urgent concern for most young people . |
| 6 | Unfortunate experiences of gagging on lumps of food at this age can be frightening for children and cause them to reject solids . |
| 7 | Consistent with this , birth weight is more strongly associated with death before 65 years than with death at all ages . |
| 8 | In East and North Hertfordshire ( estimated population 480000 ) during 1986–91 inclusive , 114 deaths from asthma at all ages were reported by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 9 | Part of the decline in abortion at this age is due to the greater number of wanted pregnancies from remarried women . |
| 10 | In contrast , only a minority of girls express an interest in science at any age but there is no obvious swing from science in the middle and late teens . |
| 11 | The questions on self-care at this age enquire about the child 's ability to dress and feed him or herself in readiness for school . |