Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [adj] century " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may have travelled by jet to see her in-laws in New York or her cousins in Jerusalem , but there is a part of her that still lives in eighteenth century Limnititzk . |
| 2 | Hogan , above , is writing and starring in To Be An Outlaw , a bank robber who finds his profession under threat as the West bows to 20th Century technology . |
| 3 | Professor Shorter implicitly denies that the problem exists for twentieth century women . |
| 4 | The show opens in 18th century rural Britain , when stage coaches and canals were the main form of transport , passing over to the industrial revolution , when Britain became the workshop of the world , to the decline of heavy industry and the steam locomotive and the accompanying dereliction through to today 's modern rail system and the survival of many steam locomotives , not only in this country , but worldwide . |
| 5 | Main Street consists of 19th century cottages which back onto the river frontage and mid 20th century terraced houses on the other side . |
| 6 | It dates from mid-twelfth century and is nearly 50 feet high , built in six stages . |