Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Although no clear account of this episode dates from the early sixth century , Gregory 's evidence is confirmed by the chronicle of his own contemporary , Marius of Avenches . |
2 | It has never been docile — the press was resisted with great violence in both North and South Shields in the early nineteenth century — but it has always been ordered . |
3 | A faint smell of cabbage wafts from the flat next door . |
4 | Looking recently at some vintage notes on the early nineteenth century , I was struck by how many were classified as ‘ useless ’ , one ‘ the worst possible ’ and another ‘ so bad that proprietors in desperation left grapes hanging on vines ’ . |
5 | It was begun c. 1140 , but the impressive arcaded façade dates from the early thirteenth century . |
6 | The main building dates from the early 19th century . |
7 | In fact the worst case comes from the low first measurement and is 12.7% variation . |
8 | The central keep dates from the early twelfth century but concentric walling with mural towers was added during the Middle Ages , bringing its fortification up to date ( 526 ) . |