Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] back to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sultan Pakubuono XI of Surakarta comes from a lineage reaching back to the ninth century and , despite Indonesia 's official birth into the modern age with her independence in 1949 , the Sultan , like his ancestors before him , remains the uncrowned " Pope " of pre-Islamic Javanese mysticism . |
| 2 | Eight miles from the Bauble lies the historic town of Colchester , an ancient town dating back to the 1st century BC with Roman remains , a ruined Norman castle , a 15th-century abbey , museums and excellent shopping facilities . |
| 3 | Hughes , aged29 , has a remarkable record going back to the first women 's World Championships in 1980 including a world gold in 1986 , world bronze in 1987 and two European titles . |
| 4 | Lanfranc could only hope that the papal Curia would come to recognize the substantial strength of this papally inspired practice of primacy going back to the seventh century . |
| 5 | Science and The Church are caught in a bloody feud dating back to the 14th century . |
| 6 | Visitors can see an extensive collection of textile machinery dating back to the 18th century along with an exhibition tracing the development of Wales ' woollen industry from the Middle Ages . |
| 7 | O7 ppm although naturally high concentrations of mercury have been found in a number of locations , including Lake Windermere where mud dating back to the last century contains 0.7 ppm . ’ |
| 8 | While these discoveries illustrated remarkably well the period of the greatest renown and prosperity of Aphrodisias ( between late Hellenistic times and the early Byzantine era , i.e. , first century BC to the seventh century AD ) , archaeological evidence for a long prehistory dating back to the fifth millennium BC was recorded in excavations of two habitation mounds , or höyük , located at the heart of the Roman city . |
| 9 | This is a very special 14-night tour which has only one departure on 19 June — perfectly timed to give a limited number of our customers a chance to attend the opening night of the Verona Opera Season : Verdi 's Don Carlo , performed in the 20,000 seat Roman Arena amphitheatre dating back to the 1st century . |
| 10 | Guinness has a long standing tradition of community involvement dating back to the eighteenth century . |
| 11 | Jo makes North Wiltshire , a cheese dating back to the twelfth century . |
| 12 | Investigations in the temple of Aphrodite , after whom the city was named , have revealed evidence ofa long history for the cult of the goddess going back to the sixth century ac . |
| 13 | ‘ Josephinism ’ in religious matters , again , it is now clear , had behind it a long tradition extending back to the first years of the century . |