Example sentences of "[noun] date [adv] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of his compositions are based on songs dating back to the mid-fifteenth century . |
| 2 | The so-called ’ swan-upping ’ ceremony dates back to the fourteenth century … but nowadays its as much a fun day out as a way of keeping the swans healthy . |
| 3 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 4 | Given that suspended particulates have been the subject of pollution control policies dating back to the nineteenth century , it is not surprising that total emissions and average urban concentrations of particulates have decreased markedly during the past few decades . |
| 5 | I am especially pleased to welcome JCI back as a shareholder , a position they held from 1918 until 1979 , cementing the close relationship between our two companies dating back to the last century . |
| 6 | This attractive country home dates back to the 16th century when it was once a farm labourer 's cottage . |
| 7 | Stoneywood Mill dates back to the eighteenth century , and is now part of the Wiggins Teape Group . |
| 8 | New Hall dates back to the 12th century and is reputed to be the oldest fully moated manor house in England . |
| 9 | Areas found to be at risk include ancient woodlands dating back to the last ice age , internationally rare lowland heaths , meadows and marshes containing many rare species of plants , flowers , animals , birds and insects . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Ficulle is a small town with ancient origins , which still retains some of its medieval walls and watchtowers dating back to the 13th century . |
| 12 | Well , I will have you know that the office of coroner dates back to the twelfth century , before civil servants were thought of ! |
| 13 | The Causey Mounth dates back to the 12th century , when it was first established as a drover 's road . |
| 14 | Science and The Church are caught in a bloody feud dating back to the 14th century . |
| 15 | Although some attempts at tackling air pollution problems date back to the last century or even earlier , most countries introduced their strategy for air pollution control in the 1950s , 1960s or 1970s . |
| 16 | Coloured eggs date back to the fourth century when it was forbidden to eat eggs during Lent ( the days leading up to Easter ) . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | CAMRA would prefer beer to be brewed solely from barley malt but the use of sugar dates back to the 19th century and many renowned beers , such as Marston 's Pedigree , have recipes that include 10 per cent or more brewing sugars . |
| 21 | The first known use of carburisation and quenching of iron dates back to the eleventh and tenth centuries BC in Cyprus and Palestine . |
| 22 | In fact , until December last theirs was the largest private library of manuscripts in the world , with works dating back to the seventh century and texts of great importance to German history , the natural sciences , military history and the Grand Tour . |
| 23 | The Government investigations paint a picture of decadent fraud flourishing in a climate of lax controls dating back to the 19th century and policed by professional advisors who paid insufficient attention to the task at hand . |
| 24 | The origins of Coombe House lie in the 14th century ( the surrounding farms date back to the 10th and 11th ) ; today it is a Georgian building with an attractive garden , the perimeter of which has been left to flourish without the interfering hand of man . |
| 25 | The church dates back to the 14th century , and in the grass fields to the south of Station Road can still be seen the ridge and furrow of the open field arable strips which probably originated before the charter . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Some of the property dates back to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and have old world gardens . |
| 28 | There was a church on this spot in the ninth century , and part of the existing building dates back to the thirteenth century ( including the tower which houses the record-breaking clock ) . |
| 29 | Guinness has a long standing tradition of community involvement dating back to the eighteenth century . |
| 30 | It is said that the pattern is mentioned in records dating back to the fifth century BC , which is to say that it was known well before the Roman invasion . |