Example sentences of "was about [num] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was about eleven at the time , it must have been just after the war . |
| 2 | Hereward was about fifteen at the time . ’ |
| 3 | And she was a mother too — she and Varna had a child — a little girl who was about four at the time . |
| 4 | Once Astrid had taken her shopping ( she was about four at the time ) and set her down on a stool by a counter when she tried on earrings in a round mirror on a stand ; a salesgirl with a promotional tray of perfumes approached her and Astrid turned and extended her wrist to sample it . |
| 5 | I was about ten at the time and I found it all a bit frightening . |
| 6 | The thought of caged chicken reminds me of the occasion — I was about seven at the time — when my father lost his rather large , pompous cockbird who dominated his twelve wives . |