Example sentences of "at [pron] age [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , at my age I would have thought one could retire when one felt so inclined , without adverse comment . |
| 2 | But she vowed : ‘ I 'll show everyone that even at my age you can be a good mother . ’ |
| 3 | At his age he would find it hard to get another . ’ |
| 4 | Yet you still have Church and State colluding to tell young people at what age they can buy condoms and limiting access to such contraceptives in the age of AIDS . |
| 5 | At our age you can no longer remember in what order things happened . |
| 6 | Well that 's , that 's fine you 've got to start with the easy ones and at your age you would n't , you would n't normally be doing them this hard at all , this is for sixteen year olds who are doing their , their plot paper on G C S E maths so you expect to find , oh hang on this is a bit hard there 's a bit of work in this , but I think you 're capable of doing it . |
| 7 | At your age you should know better than to bring rubbish into the house . |
| 8 | Well at your age you should have a hankie with you , you should n't have to be told ! |
| 9 | ‘ Surely at your age you can manage that . |
| 10 | Rather taken aback , and with no time to think of a suitable reply , I said , ‘ Well , I suppose at your age I can only stand back and hope you do n't make too many mistakes . ’ |
| 11 | At your age it may be caused by diverticulitis , a polyp , or some other disorder of the colon , which might need specialist treatment . |