► the early/mid/late 18th etc century· the industrial towns of the early 19th century
► the early/mid/late eighties Their troubles began in the mid eighties. ► early/mid/late eighties Hilda Simpson was a woman in her early eighties. ► in the low/mid/high eighties The temperature is expected to remain in the low eighties. ► the early/mid/late fifties The play was written in the late fifties. ► early/mid/late fifties He must be in his early fifties by now. ► in the low/mid/high fifties sunny, with temperatures in the mid fifties ► the early/mid/late forties He spent several years in Paris in the late forties. ► early/mid/late forties The woman was probably in her mid forties. ► in the low/mid/high forties The temperature was up in the high forties. ► mid-morning/afternoon/week etc► the early/mid/late nineties The industry received a lot of bad publicity in the early nineties. ► early/mid/late nineties My grandfather was in his early nineties when he died. ► in the low/mid/high nineties Temperatures were still in the high nineties. ► the early/mid/late seventies In the early seventies, Sag Harbor was still a peaceful village. ► early/mid/late seventies Bill must be in his mid seventies now. ► in the low/mid/high seventies sunny, with temperatures in the mid seventies ► early/mid/late sixties I’d say she was in her late sixties. ► in the low/mid/high sixties a fine spring day, with the temperatures in the low sixties ► the early/mid/late thirties The family sold the house in the early thirties. ► early/mid/late thirties She must be in her early thirties by now. ► in the low/mid/high thirties a hot day, with temperatures in the low thirties ► the early/mid/late twenties The photograph was taken in the late twenties. ► early/mid/late twenties She was in her early twenties when I met her. ► in the low/mid/high twenties a warm day, with temperatures in the low twenties