Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] at the age " in BNC.

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1 When she began to use contraception at the age of 42 she probably did so without her husband 's knowledge , but this would have been difficult for most working class women , given the lack of privacy in their homes .
2 AUSTRALIA 'S world No 4 Chris Robertson , who played in the British Open final at Wembley in April , has been forced to quit squash at the age of 27 with an arthritic hip .
3 Mehetabel , or ‘ Hetty ’ as she was generally known , received the same education as her brothers , and is said to have been able to read Greek at the age of eight .
4 It did not start to spray urine at the age when any typical male would have done so .
5 A. Discus would normally begin to display courtship at the age of nine months , so it is possible that all your Discus are of the same sex .
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