Example sentences of "[noun sg] dates back [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hotel Bellevue dates back to 1790 , exalted guests have included Queen Victoria and Longfellow . |
| 2 | Official recognition of the need for gaol reform dates back to 1919 , when a major report by the Indian Jails Committee heralded a change in government pronouncements about the aims of imprisonment , renouncing the retributive philosophy which had been enshrined in police and legislation since the report of Lord Macauley 's prison Disciplinary Committee in 1838 . |
| 3 | The history of a castle on this site dates back to 1231 when a stone castle , or more likely a fortified manor was built by Robert de Tattershall . |
| 4 | Northampton 's historic market square dates back to 1235 and was the scene of many events and fairs . |
| 5 | Degrees are still however conferred by the Chancellor , whose title dates back to pre-Reformation days and whose authority is represented by the University Mace . |
| 6 | The co-operative ideal dates back to 1844 when a group of Lancashire businessmen — the ‘ Rochdale pioneers ’ — decided to work together , or ‘ co-operate ’ . |
| 7 | The idea of a recording system covering the full range perceived by the human ear dates back to 1925 , when Brunswick claimed their electrical recordings covered the range from 16Hz to 21000Hz ( 19 ) . |
| 8 | The lower half of the tower dates back to Saxon times . |
| 9 | The RAF ace 's first ban dates back to 1971 when he was banned for driving with excess alcohol . |
| 10 | The building dates back to 1510 and , whilst it has been sympathetically modernised , it retains much of its original character . |
| 11 | The idea dates back to 1881 . |
| 12 | The assumption that aborigines had no right to the land dates back to 1770 when James Cook — Captain Cook , the explorer of much of the Pacific — claimed Australia on behalf of George III . |
| 13 | The Netherlands ' chess tradition dates back to 1935 when Dr Euwe won the world championship . |
| 14 | TACP Design 's history dates back to 1907 and 30 years ago two old established practices in Liverpool and North wales combined to form The Anthony Clark Partnership later abbreviated to TACP . |
| 15 | The Winant and Clayton scheme dates back to 1948 when a group of young Americans came to Britain to work in youth clubs and parishes . |
| 16 | Cote Baptist Chapel dates back to 1739 and compared to many Anglican churches it 's rather plain . |
| 17 | Consolidated Building , Johnnies ' Head Office dates back to 1905 and is a landmark in Johannesburg . |
| 18 | The oldest part of this charming listed house dates back to 1387 . |
| 19 | The oldest part of this spacious house dates back to 1720 , with two wings added later . |
| 20 | The estate of this house dates back to 650 AD when it belonged to the Bishop of Dorchester who was later canonised as Saint Birinius . |
| 21 | Hever Castle dates back to 1270 when the massive Gatehouse , the outer walls and the moat were first constructed . |