Example sentences of "[adv] at [det] early [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't say much at those early stewards ' meetings , but realised very quickly that many of the very excellent people present were somewhat lacking in the ordinary muscle a steward requires to carry out his job quietly and efficiently . |
| 2 | It seems a bit extreme to banish you to solitary confinement — especially at this early hour . |
| 3 | Chris Lewis is another contender , not least in the field , but he has not achieved quite enough at this early stage in his career . |
| 4 | Only half of the counter had opened up at this early hour and there were no more than half a dozen people in the place , most of them in uniform . |
| 5 | Such sophisticated landscape management has hardly been contemplated before at this early date ( F–g. 63 ) . |
| 6 | Their discontent at this time was principally with the social realism of the muralist school but , even at this early date , there was unease with the propaganda emanating from the US that Abstract Expressionism was the only possible alternative . |
| 7 | The quality of craftsmanship and interesting shape of the tiles designed to convect heat shows that even at this early date , the room stove was an important decorative object as well as an efficient source of energy . |
| 8 | It is clear even at this early date that he had his eyes on a brigade structure , because his brother William , ‘ Bill ’ , was in process of raising 2 SAS Regiment in Algeria . |
| 9 | This reveals a close understanding of the phenomenon and shows that it was well known even at this early date . |
| 10 | So the cat was badly needed even at this early date . |
| 11 | In exchange for wine , pottery and silver vessels , Rome received slaves and commodities like hides , grain , silver and , oddly enough , hunting dogs ; for even at this early date , the British were showing their canine obsession . |
| 12 | Of greatest interest , perhaps , are the ‘ tranchet ’ axes ( or ‘ Thames picks ’ ) which could be used for cutting down trees and preparing timber , leading to the possibility of extensive forest clearance even at this early date . |
| 13 | Even at this early date , therefore , we have to allow for managed areas of woodland , as well as wildwood , in the landscape . |
| 14 | Even at this early date those drafting memoranda in the State Department were sufficiently troubled by Soviet actions in Eastern Europe to add the observation : |
| 15 | Nevertheless he moved quickly down the corridors — shabby , ill-lit alleyways which , even at this early hour , were busy — knowing that every minute brought closer the chance of Herrick being warned . |
| 16 | Kay was right ; even at this early hour the ship was a hive of activity . |
| 17 | Even at this early break in the morning , several husbands had lost bets and were to be glimpsed shouting at themselves in silence in corners . |
| 18 | Even at this early stage , the basic shape began to emerge . |
| 19 | It was appreciated , even at this early stage in the post-Sputnik era , that nuclear disarmament had to be accompanied by reduction in conventional forces as well , and an effective system of verification had to be devised . |
| 20 | Even at this early stage it was clear that there was general sympathy for the proposition that SERPS should be phased out . |
| 21 | In my experience , even at this early stage when the process has hardly begun , the family trying to make sense of what is happening around them focus their general distress on what they see as the church 's preoccupation with making money , rather than offering help . |
| 22 | Even at this early stage in the visit Mozart 's relief at being away from Salzburg is apparent : |
| 23 | Even at this early stage of motor car development the LNW built special vans to convey its rival ; the carrying trucks designed for horse-drawn vehicles were too small for modern cars . |
| 24 | However , even at this early stage , the baby does respond to a source of light and attempt to follow the mother 's face . |
| 25 | Even at this early stage of contact between white and black in Britain , it is clear that she would have been building on already existing racial caricature and prejudice rather than creating an artificial tide of hostility against black people . |
| 26 | But even at this early stage they were unable to agree on the primary objectives of a scheme of family allowances ( NUSEC , 1918 ) . |
| 27 | The advisor explains the constant vigilance needed to outwit enemy infiltrators , and accurately claims that even at this early stage of the war North Vietnamese regulars are operating south of the border . |
| 28 | Even at this early stage in their careers , fundamental distinctions in approach were emerging . |
| 29 | There are , of course , differences in temperament and speed of learning between infants even at this early stage , as well as differences in reaction to stimuli and in state of alertness — but any mother will acknowledge the change observable in behaviour patterns of her child during its first week of life . |
| 30 | It is clear even at this early stage that CL is not a substitute for existing petrological techniques but , when combined with these approaches , it provides a rapid and powerful way of eliciting more data from geological samples . |