Example sentences of "begin [prep] the eighteenth century " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modernity is a historical process that began in the eighteenth century with the philosophical Enlightenment . |
| 2 | The growth which began in the eighteenth century had made the population more youthful by 1801 ; the normal consequence of any decline in mortality and increase in fertility ( figure 2.8 ) . |
| 3 | The snobbish distinction between art and craft only began in the eighteenth century amongst collectors who felt it necessary to describe creativity according to their social or monetary values . |
| 4 | The transportation of useful plants from one part of the world to another had begun in the eighteenth century , and we saw in the previous chapter how Kew Gardens became the hub of the British empire 's efforts to replace indigenous species with imported ones of greater commercial value . |
| 5 | To gain an understanding of the persistence and excellence of black sportsmen , the analysis has to begin in the eighteenth century . |