Example sentences of "during [art] [adj] century [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The secular and religious authority enjoyed by this clan was recognized over the years in an ever wider area of the country , and during the seventh century the head of the clan used the title of emperor or empress on the Chinese model . |
| 2 | During the 19th Century the textile industry flourished as the County became famous for its beautiful Nottingham Lace . |
| 3 | During the nineteenth century a numbering system was standardised in Britain . |
| 4 | During the nineteenth century the majority of the cattle of northern France were dairy breeds , whereas in central and southern areas they were draught animals used for work on smallholdings . |
| 5 | During the nineteenth century the response of the courts to claims by employees injured at work tended to be hostile . |
| 6 | During the nineteenth century the ulama became increasingly critical of the Wahar dynasty and found themselves acting in effect as guardians of the people against the governments ; but they did not seek to govern themselves . |
| 7 | During the ninth century a struggle developed for the souls of the Slavs between the two Christian confessions , the Eastern Church based in Byzantium and the Western Church based in Rome . |
| 8 | And during the sixteenth century the Crown exploited this massive reservoir of land and labour to effect a major increase in state power . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , trade cards seem to have been regarded as an important form of advertising and during the eighteenth century a number of well-known artists were commissioned to design such items . |
| 10 | During the eighteenth century the sport increasingly became a recreation of the working classes . |
| 11 | During the eighteenth century the word ‘ class ’ would be coined to differentiate the different social groups . |
| 12 | During the eighteenth century the State acknowledged his right to punish to the point of death a serf who displeased him , to enrol him in the army , to exile him to Siberia , to trade and dispose of his human property as he pleased . |
| 13 | During the eighteenth century the population of Britain as a whole doubled and politicians and farmers began to worry about how to feed the people . |
| 14 | Although revenue tripled in real terms during the seventeenth century the budget was not brought into balance . |
| 15 | The earliest narrow boats were very simply painted with the owner 's name and address and basic geometric designs , but during the mid-19th century a form of decoration now known as ‘ Roses and Castles ’ developed introducing a rich and varied tradition which has lasted to this day . |
| 16 | During the 16th century the mill was in the hands of various members of the Hone family , later passing to the clothier , Thomas Tayloe , from whom the mill took one of its best-remembered names . |