Example sentences of "[adv] early [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps early in the presentation the customer might say ‘ Yes , that 's just what I 'm looking for ’ , to which the salesperson replies ‘ Good , when do you think you would like delivery . ’ |
| 2 | Thucydides ' reticence about the decrees passed against Megara in the 430s , perhaps early in the decade , is one of his most famous silences , comparable to his omission of the peace of Kallias . |
| 3 | There was a surprising amount of turn and lift so early in the year and when Gooch had reached 75 , he gloved a catch to Paul Johnson at short gully . |
| 4 | There are n't many flowers about so early in the year . |
| 5 | The sun made it warm enough to sit outside and , although swimming in the pool was out of the question so early in the year , Jenna managed to get an even golden tan . |
| 6 | A pleasant surprise so early in the day : Lucy had style , from well-cut red-gold hair down through the subtly tailored suit , to the jaunty tap-tap of grey suede sub-stilettoes . |
| 7 | How much I owe to his continuing good health , that he should feel able and eager , at eighty-two years of age , to entertain poets and undergraduates and mathematical professors and political thinkers so early in the day , and to tell the anecdote of the Bust with his habitual fervour without too much delaying the advent of buttered toast . |
| 8 | And it is a bit patronising , John , that bit about the ‘ hearty islanders … earnestly labouring so early in the day . ’ |
| 9 | Wiping her hands on her apron , she went to see who was calling so early in the day . |
| 10 | So early , so early in the day . |
| 11 | Nevertheless Cara smiled at them that morning , as she smiled at the frail , clerical-looking gentleman who was both their saviour and their torment , the pawnbroker who held his court on one corner of St Jude 's Passage , the other corner housing the red-headed madam of the fringed shawl who did not emerge from behind her green shutters so early in the day . |
| 12 | Processions , like deaths , were extremely common in Cairo and everyone stopped to look , including Owen , who was a little surprised to see a funeral so early in the day . |
| 13 | In Cramlington , only the latter sector exists , given the disappearance of coal so early in the life of the New Town . |
| 14 | Neither side can afford to drop much further off the pace so early in the campaign . |
| 15 | Mr Hattersley 's visit , so early in the campaign , shows how important the two main parties view the marginal seat , held since 1983 by Tory schools minister Michael Fallon . |
| 16 | ‘ I played pretty well for so early in the tournament , ’ said Seles after handing the French girl her third successive first round defeat here . |
| 17 | ‘ Is n't that a risky procedure for the foetus , particularly so early in the pregnancy ? ’ |
| 18 | Early risers can also have cheap electric showers ( not quite so early in the summer , as the clock is not altered when the change is made to British Summer Time ) , while fridges , freezers and outside lights will cost less to run . |
| 19 | It was not , he answered , through want of trying : clubs were either unwilling to sell so early in the season , or were asking too high a fee . |
| 20 | Stella seemed unimpressed at being given a rule so early in the season . |
| 21 | They 'd seen it happen before to Gesner 's dancers , but not usually so early in the Season . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's one of the fastest times I can remember for so early in the season , ’ said Christie . |
| 23 | ‘ Let us not get ourselves too worked up so early in the proceedings . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ See you , ’ I say and escape to City Road , where an off-licencee is opening and looks up surprised to see an office yuppie ( his definition ) among the line of winoes so early in the morning-o ! |
| 25 | Though goodness knows why they think they have to do it so early in the morning . |
| 26 | He knew why so many people had invaded his home so early in the morning . |
| 27 | Neither they , nor their two sons , had any doubt why these people had invaded their privacy so early in the morning . |
| 28 | Already , so early in the morning , the sun shone brightly . |
| 29 | We sat companionably enough , each ruminating on the nature of existence so early in the morning and contemplating the day 's activity , although Bernard obviously had opinions on that as well , judging by his expression . |
| 30 | ‘ Well dear , and what do you want so early in the morning ? ’ she asked , rubbing her hands together . |