Example sentences of "extend back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roots of our present European fauna extend back to the Miocene . |
| 2 | But the long and very flat strip of vines immediately to your left , which extend back to the A4 motorway , are inferior to Verzenay 's poorest vines ; these are the vineyards of Sillery . |
| 3 | Such testate protozoans have a record extending back to the Cambrian . |
| 4 | Crocodiles and lizards have a fossil record extending back to the Triassic , snakes to the Cretaceous . |
| 5 | Some important groups , like the mosses and liverworts , have a sporadic fossil record extending back to the Carboniferous , but they are not likely to be encountered without a special search . |
| 6 | This type of tree has a history extending back to the upper Cretaceous . |
| 7 | The Soviet Union was conscious of the historic record of confrontation and suspicion between Russia and Japan extending back to the late nineteenth century . |
| 8 | There was a strong crusading tradition in the Geneville family , extending back to the mid-twelfth century : Geoffrey and his brother William duly accompanied Edward on crusade in 1270 , but returned before him . |
| 9 | ‘ Josephinism ’ in religious matters , again , it is now clear , had behind it a long tradition extending back to the first years of the century . |
| 10 | Such calcareous algae ( see Plate 52 ) have a long history , extending back into the Precambrian , and they are still numerous today . |
| 11 | The area below the stair then becomes part of the lounge , extending back from the glazed folding doors that separate it from the dining-room ( Fig 48 ) . |
| 12 | They stood much closer to the mainstream of political thinking in the working-class movement than the Marxists and were able to tap a tradition of radicalism which extended back to the Chartists of the previous century and further . |
| 13 | It is the last of the merostomes the group of fossil horseshoe crabs that were varied and numerous in the coal swamps of the Carboniferous and have a history that extends back to the Cambrian . |
| 14 | However , the monopoly granted extends back to the priority date , which is the time from which damages can be assessed should the patent be infringed , although legal proceedings can not be commenced until the patent has been granted . |
| 15 | The chronology of geomagnetic reversals was extended back into the Mesozoic and this together with the dating of ocean floor sediments enabled the age of large areas of oceanic crust to be determined . |