Example sentences of "since he [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since he was a member of some obscure American religious sect which eschewed tobacco , alcohol and premarital sex , he tried to convert his caddie . |
| 2 | The greatest wild-flower expert in this country is Dr Miriam Rothschild , who had known Charles since he was a child , and was also a friend of Mollie Salisbury . |
| 3 | He had needed it ever since he was a child . |
| 4 | Prince Charles has been deer stalking since he was a child and takes great pride in a clean kill . |
| 5 | Ken has been into western styling since he was a child . |
| 6 | There were times during his illness , he told me , when he was happier than he 'd been since he was a child . |
| 7 | Parker — his first name was Hugh , if his pals called him Shug or Shuggie — it was his first sore eye , his first fight , if you could call it that , since he was a child ; about six or seven , a girl had beat him up . |
| 8 | Every racking pain tore at him ; he had n't wept since he was a child , but his cheeks were wet as he tried to comfort her . |
| 9 | Realising the vindictive nature of this man , and knowing how he had conditioned her husband since he was a child , Beth felt obliged to look out for the interests of those she loved . |
| 10 | Never , since he was a child , had he missed coming up to the Foinmen on Beltane . |
| 11 | Ever since he was a child Ken had longed to return to China and the village of his ancestors . |
| 12 | ‘ All the servants at the hacienda have been with the count for years , some since he was a child . ’ |
| 13 | Now he was not only unable to remember the names of politicians , sportsmen and television personalities , he also found his memory was unable to supply the personal details of people he had known since he was a child . |
| 14 | Harold Lock has been coming to the pool since he was a child and says it would be a crime to close it down . |
| 15 | It would , Mr Crosby appreciates , be wonderful to leave Sunderland , a club he has worshipped since he was a boy , as FA Cup finalists . |
| 16 | Giancarlo Battista di Savognia had known Ludovico since he was a boy . |
| 17 | She said he was from Moila , and ever since he was a boy he 'd been a sort of con artist , and could get away with anything- ’ |
| 18 | He was eighty ; he had occupied this patch since he was a boy and he had seen it all : drunks , thieves , prostitutes . |
| 19 | And then he did something else he had not done for decades , in fact since he was a boy in his beloved Poland . |
| 20 | I am afraid I do n't know his second name , but I have been his friend since he was a boy . |
| 21 | Curtseying was not a country custom , and besides , even had they been in town , she was n't sure she should to one of her brother 's friends , whom she 'd known since he was a boy . |
| 22 | Massive , grizzled and elderly , he had been in ships since he was a boy , and he wanted no other life . |
| 23 | He had been with Sandford since he was a boy and spoke adequate English . |
| 24 | ‘ Ever since he was a boy he has had a fear of them . |
| 25 | The bazaar drew nearer and nearer — and what a strange thing , McAllister thought , to be such a central part of her life , and she and Matey worked together now , in that , as in everything else , and Matey 's liking for her grew daily , for the eyes McAllister turned on him were always so full of love , and he was easy and happy with her , as he had not been since he was a boy before Africa and Angela Deverill 's betrayal . |
| 26 | They have not seen him since he was a boy . |
| 27 | They 're being sold by an enthusiast who 'd been collecting the models since he was a boy . |
| 28 | Rob has been interested in art since he was a boy in his native Porthmadog . |
| 29 | Lord Reid 's statement is , I think , worthy of particular weight since he was a parliamentarian of great experience as well as a very distinguished judicial member of your Lordships ' House . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've rated him since he was a kid . |