Example sentences of "house [was/were] built [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Houses were built at the street frontage , whilst the interiors of each square or chequer provided garden space . |
| 2 | Based on the forecasts of the Labour government 's Green Paper of 1977 , 550,000 fewer houses were built during the period 1976–86 than were envisaged as being necessary in order to satisfy the anticipated need . |
| 3 | When foundations for the house were being dug — the house was built for the Marquis Litta in the sixteenth-century — Roman mosaics were discovered . |
| 4 | It was at this period after the Norman invasion that the Palace of Mansion house was built for the Bishop of Rochester . |
| 5 | The Ballard house was built into the side of a hill , a long , low granite building which had once been something to do with a mine . |
| 6 | It is possible Minton also knew that the house was built on the site of former warehouses where some of the first slaves brought to Britain were unloaded and where many died . |
| 7 | This spacious house was built at the turn of the century of Aberdeen granite and has a most unusual roof structure which incorporates a domed tower — the tower bedroom below is very popular with guests . |
| 8 | The house was built at the turn of the century as a country home and used for many years as a shooting lodge . |
| 9 | The old Customs House was built at the end of the fifteenth century , having been started around the time Funchal first had its own customs post in 1477 . |
| 10 | Dunedin House was built by the surgeon J. S. Land in the mid 19th century , and lived in for over 50 years this century by the late Dr Cripps , Medical Officer of Health for the Holderness area . |