Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] to [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
2 | Their heritage can be traced back to the time of the destruction of the Temple in 586 BC , when the Jews were taken captive into exile by the Babylonians . |
3 | Rug-making in the Balkans can be traced back to the time when the peninsula was under the control of the Turkish empire . |
4 | He had only to pick one of them up to be transported back to the time and place of its acquisition . |
5 | The time of the execution is also altered , being brought back to a time traditionally associated with " dawn " executions . |