Example sentences of "[was/were] built [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present psychiatric services have to work with many large old hospitals that were built during the nineteenth century as lunatic asylums . |
| 2 | In northern and central France several outstanding cathedrals were built in the thirteenth century . |
| 3 | For example on 31 March 1991 , Chelmsford prison had a certified normal accommodation of 244 but an actual inmate population of 403 , making nearly 13,000 prisoners were sleeping two or three to a cell ( NACRO , 1991b ) — typically in prison cells which were built in the nineteenth century and designed for a single inmate . |
| 4 | G. The tourist industry of the South West has been growing since the railways were built in the last century . |
| 5 | RAILWAYS : British Rail 's problem is that most of its structures were built in the last century . |
| 6 | Even today the older houses have gables and mullioned windows which show that they were built in the seventeenth century and some of the later cottages that were erected in rows or clustered in folds during John Hey 's lifetime retain their long ranges of upstairs windows which allowed the maximum amount of light to fall on the looms . |
| 7 | Today , half of the dwellings you see around you were built after the Second World War and two out of three are owner-occupied . |
| 8 | Coach 1622 was built under the last lot on the diagram . |
| 9 | A new ( wooden ) professional 's shop was built nearer the first tee and is still to be seen above the Secretary 's office , although now in a poor state of repair and its demolition likely . |
| 10 | The village hall was built after the First World War and serves the community 's needs . |
| 11 | Preston Barracks was built before the Second World War for a cavalry regiment . |
| 12 | If your house was built before the Second World War it may still have lead piping . |
| 13 | Turku Castle was built in the thirteenth century in a strategic position on the harbour . |
| 14 | This typical Pennine longhouse with thick stone walls , Viking timbers and mullioned windows was built in the 17th century in a style originated by the Norsemen . |
| 15 | Egerton Grey was built in the 19th century as a rectory and , thanks to the Pitkins ' assiduous antique collecting , it retains the appearance of a Victorian private house . |
| 16 | A flax processing mill was built in the 19th century and some workers were brought over from Ireland . |
| 17 | Opposite at No. 36 is the Lobkovic palace , formerly the palace of the Pernštejn family , which was built in the second half of the 16C and restored in 1651–8 by Carlo Lurago . |
| 18 | The temple of Hera was built in the second quarter of the century , clearly under mainland influence . |
| 19 | It was built in the 13th century on older foundations , as a shared church , serving both a convent of nuns and the local parish , and was added to over the next five centuries . |
| 20 | The church , which was built in the 13th century , stands isolated in a field at the north end of the village , and is dedicated to St Margaret . |
| 21 | Bothwell Castle was built in the 13th century by Walter of Moray , a descendant of Freskin , Lord of Duffus . |
| 22 | The truth of the matter is that the bridge was built in the mid-18th century by James Essex to a design by W. Etheridge , an undergraduate . |
| 23 | The original mill here was built in the eleventh century . |
| 24 | The oldest building , St Margaret 's Chapel , was built in the eleventh century . |
| 25 | The latter dates from the eighteenth century but S. Michael was built in the eleventh century and much of it survives . |
| 26 | It was built in the seventh century and after several restorations was finally reconstructed in 1008 . |
| 27 | It was built in the 12th century ( 1150 ) . |
| 28 | No doubt the original buildings were of timber but the first stone church was built in the 12th century with an apse at the east covering the site of the saint 's grave . |
| 29 | The castle of Oliveto , about 10 minutes by car from Castelfiorentino , has led a full and varied life since it was built in the 15th century . |
| 30 | S. Stephen 's Cathedral in Vienna still has a Romanesque wing though it was built in the mid-thirteenth century . |