Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] the 19th century " in BNC.
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| 1 | The display easel originated in the 19th century and was commonly used to show off a painting . |
| 2 | The display easel originated in the 19th century and was commonly used to show off a painting . |
| 3 | In a sense , history is repeating itself in that the sequence of development in the past has also contained local ‘ boom ’ elements such as kelp gathering in the 19th century or the bulb growing schemes in the 1960's , both of which foundered in response to changes in external economic imperatives , although at the outset there were high hopes that unique local resources i.e. seaweed and disease-free sandy soils , would provide enduring employment opportunities . |
| 4 | Indeed , many of the postures struck in the 19th century have been carried through to recent times ; the belief , for example , that the educated do not enter business is still widespread , if not endemic in the national consciousness . |
| 5 | Despite the complaints of Rousseau and many others , this practice continued into the 19th century . |
| 6 | The Central Library holds copies of the Evening News and Scotsman dating from the 19th Century . |
| 7 | Two other directions taken in the 19th Century by the theory of groups should perhaps be mentioned . |
| 8 | At one time confined to the south and east of the country , the stock dove spread as arable farming expanded in the 19th century ; but the introduction of organo-chlorine seed dressings in the 1960s was a disaster . |
| 9 | Ironically , though , they demolished an imposing volcanological observatory built in the 19th century and modernized under Mussolini in the 1930s . |
| 10 | These , and the many other fine Victorian buildings in the city , were paid for by the fortunes made in the 19th century in the wool manufacturing and tailoring trades . |
| 11 | Black has been the colour of evening suits since the 19th century , but in the Thirties , smart gents followed the Prince of Wales 's liking for midnight blue instead of black . |
| 12 | But Karl Hufbauer has provided a thoughtful analysis of how , before Germany was unified and chemistry professionalised in the 19th century , German chemists had already coalesced into a national , discipline-orientated community . |
| 13 | A CHANCE to escape to the 19th century is being offered at a special day school in Cleveland on Saturday . |
| 14 | This state of affairs persisted into the 19th Century , Serret , in 1849 , observing that " Algebra is , properly speaking , the analysis of equations . " |
| 15 | The original breeding population of this raptore in Sussex was exterminated in the interests of game preserving during the 19th century , breeding being last recorded in Ashdown Forest in 1882 . |
| 16 | Furthermore , the context in which gynaecology and obstetrics developed during the 19th century was one of intense conflict among different kinds of medical practitioners , of tremendous change in the organisation of the medical profession , and of social and economic insecurity for many of its members . |
| 17 | Northland prospered in the 19th Century from the logging , especially of kauri trees , and the digging of kauri gum . |
| 18 | Although this site is quite old , the present building dates from the 19th century . |
| 19 | The main building dates from the 19th century and two new wings have since been added . |
| 20 | Much of the present structure dates from the 19th century , the mill taking its name from Brimscombe Port , built close at hand by the Thames and Severn Canal Co . |
| 21 | The house is a large Elizabethan revival mansion built in the 19th century with 152 acres of grounds including river frontage along the entire southern side . |
| 22 | The rich variety of pub types created during the 19th century has subsequently been largely lost by redevelopment and remodelling . |