Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] at [art] age " in BNC.
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| 1 | One has to bear in mind that at the age at which McCausland was wireless operator/air gunner in the hostile skies over Italy , young men of the present day will be worrying about A-level results or first year at university . |
| 2 | Being attracted to books dealing with history and legend he soon created an imaginary world of his own , and birds and reptiles provided him with companionship until at the age of nine he was eventually sent to a preparatory school in Dartford . |
| 3 | The boy often went to stay at Ely and at the age of 8 could be observed giving strangers a guided tour . |
| 4 | Apart from that , in midlife as at every age , a good cut — about once every six weeks — is the single most important way to keep hair looking good , with an occasional soft perm or demi wave , when required . |
| 5 | Little is known of his early life except for his recollection that at the age of nine or ten he ‘ did so offend the Lord that He did scare and terrify me with dreadful visions ’ , and that he was greatly afflicted at that time with thoughts of the Day of Judgement . |
| 6 | SIMON PARKE became the youngest male player to represent England when at the age of 17 years and two months he helped his country to a second 3-0 victory in the World Team Championships here yesterday , this time against the hosts . |
| 7 | Jacob studied at the Yeshiva de los Pintos at Rotterdam and at the age of twenty-five was already a rabbi in Amsterdam . |
| 8 | Edie has worked for JS for almost four years and at the age of 69 is very active , enjoying walking , gardening and travelling . |
| 9 | However , he got out of the commitment and at the age of 20 embarked on the first of many journeys to Europe . |
| 10 | He claims he has lost over £250,000 in his life and at the age of 40 is forced to survive on state benefits of £63 . |
| 11 | George , who had two sisters and a brother , attended a private day-school in Eltham and at the age of thirteen entered the Royal Arsenal , where he continued his basic education whilst gaining valuable practical experience . |
| 12 | He grew up in Holland until at the age of I3 he was sent to live with his uncle , Henri Curiel , in Egypt , where he studied at the English school . |
| 13 | He began to write verses and at the age of seventeen , in sending a sonnet to his mother , declared his resolution that ‘ My poor abilities in poetry shall be all and ever consecrated to God 's glory . ’ |
| 14 | As a child her health had been well supervised : she attended an ordinary school and at the age of 19 obtained an office job . |
| 15 | He went to Wylam school and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed , initially to his father , who died in the following year . |
| 16 | Because he went to Little Abbotsbury Prep School and at the age of four I mean , he could read and read quite well actually , and erm write very well actually ! |
| 17 | His paternal grandfather Thomas Mellon left Ulster for America and at the age of fifty-six opened his own private bank the Mellon Bank which his son Andrew inherited . |
| 18 | Doisneau thinks he may have taken around 600 thousand photographs and at the age of 80 he 's still working ; revisiting familiar scenes in Paris in recent years . |