Example sentences of "old by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Isaac would have been two or three years old by the time he was weaned . |
| 2 | ‘ These , ’ I cried , ‘ are inhabited by horned pygmies who move in herds , and who are old by the time they are seven ! ’ |
| 3 | In a good gradation , new material would strengthen the old by the process of facilitation . |
| 4 | A relatively old rug that has been well looked after may be in far better condition than a newer item that has seen less considerate use , and some contemporary items are deliberately made to look old by the use of chemical washes ( p. 27 ) . |
| 5 | Mohammed simply led our 74 year old by the hand and she followed in disbelief . |
| 6 | If he had allowed her to take him back to London , he might have been stuck for life with a woman in her thirties ( and getting older by the day ) . |
| 7 | An old woman made older by the suicide of one whom she still considered a girl . |