Example sentences of "i was about eight " in BNC.
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| 1 | I started working as a caddie in 1944 when I was about eight , and I earned a penny for every year . |
| 2 | By the time I got back home that seven pounds felt like seventy and I shall never forget , when I was about eight years old , with only a few yards to go , I dropped the precious parcel . |
| 3 | From the time that I was about eight , the Boxing Booth acted as a magnet to me and I spent a considerable time gazing in awe as the boxers paraded on the small stage outside the tent , ready to take on all corners . |
| 4 | When I was about eight years old , the Beatles thing happened and the guitar took a place in the panorama of western culture that attracted me . |
| 5 | WHEN I was about eight years old , I had to learn this answer to the question : ‘ What is God ? ’ in the Roman Catholic catechism : ‘ God is the supreme spirit who alone exists of himself and is infinite in all perfections . ’ |
| 6 | I left when I was about eight . |
| 7 | When I was about eight years old my turn came . |
| 8 | My mother came from around here , and we lived in the area until I was about eight years old . |
| 9 | I have very clear memories of when I was about eight going to sleep every night to the pipe band practising . ’ |
| 10 | Even though I was about eight and a half . |
| 11 | Oh no I saw it when I was about eight . |