Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] from the [num ord] century " in BNC.
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1 | Despite the fact that the kanun thus in all likelihood dates from the seventeenth century , the biographical sources indicate that the principles , if not the details , embodied in it were at work in the late sixteenth century and very possibly earlier-as well . |
2 | Much of the main three storey mill dates from the mid-19th century , although a large part of this is masked by the addition of later industrial plant and buildings . |
3 | The hall dates from the ninth century and is divided in the centre by a row of four circular columns with simple leaf capitals , like the design in S. John 's Chapel in the Tower of London ( 300 ) . |
4 | British Architectural Library ( London ) has more than 400 metres of shelving of manuscript works from the seventeenth century onwards , on all manner of architectural topics ; there are more than 250,000 drawings and 50,000 photographs on architecture and topography . |
5 | The original part of the farmhouse dates from the 17th Century . |
6 | A church was first consecrated there in AD 649 , but the present cathedral dates from the thirteenth century and is a monument to the Split school of architects who gave new life to the Romanesque style in Dalmatia . |
7 | ‘ It means that , since the de Sciorto title dates from the mid-sixteenth century , I come somewhere in the middle of the pecking order , ’ he grinned , his eyes lidded as he moved his gaze down over her defensively folded arms , lingering on the golden swell of her breasts at the button fastening on her T-shirt . |
8 | The church dates from the eleventh century and is magnificently decorated by fresco paintings in the narthex , dome , apse and on the walls . |
9 | The present church dates from the 11th century , with many fine features , notably the brick tower at the west end , the porch and the pulpit . |
10 | The church tower stands out on the skyline in the middle of the village and the church dates from the 14th century , though extensively restored and to some extent rebuilt in Victorian times . |
11 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
12 | Although this site is quite old , the present building dates from the 19th century . |
13 | The main building dates from the 19th century and two new wings have since been added . |
14 | Set in a narrow medieval street , the building dates from the 14th century and is dotted with authentic 14th and 15th century furniture , fine antiques and art treasures , original pillars and sweeping stone staircases . |
15 | Much of the finest building dates from the twelfth century . |
16 | This exciting find dates from the 2nd century . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | The small timber-framed house dates from the 16th century . |