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Meanings of considerable age in English

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Usage of considerable age in English
1
But the trees were fine beeches, of great growth and considerable age.
David Elginbrod
2
It was surrounded, yet not hemmed in, by trees of a considerable age.
The Inside of the Cup — Volume 01
3
Lilly lived to a considerable age, not having died till the year 1681.
Lives of the Necromancers
4
Beyond these figures, the paper, which seemed of considerable age, was perfectly blank.
Across the Spanish Main: A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen ...
5
And in spite of their considerable age difference, she was very comfortable with him.
The cottage
6
I know it's a considerable age difference, but it doesn't matter to either of us.
Sisters
7
The short trees were showing their considerable age through twisted trunks and gnarled grey bark.
The Naked God
8
As though all the years of his considerable age had caught up with him at once.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
9
One, judging from the bones and condition of the teeth, was a woman of considerable age.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
10
A man of considerable age, he did everything the state or his great establishment required himself.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
11
Another expert said that the engravings were of some considerable age and privately (why privately?
The Complete Jack the Ripper
12
The notched sticks which are shown in the illustration, from a Tarahumare burial-cave, are apparently of considerable age.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) / A Record of Five Years' Explor...
13
There was a considerable age difference.
The Cylons’ Secret
14
The detectives found Thomas Ryves to be a charming Scotsman of considerable age, who welcomed them with enthusiasm.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
15
This appears to be an unusual occurrence in volcanic rocks, and argues that they are of considerable age.
Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I / Being the journals of Captai...
16
A cedar had taken root where the floor once was, and its present great size shows considerable age.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 / Seventeenth Annual...
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