Example sentences of "dates [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Participating in a traditional bloody ritual called the grynd , that dates back over the centuries , Faroe Islanders each year herd large schools of pilot whales into shallow waters and then , with man and whale alike thrashing in red blood-stained water , the animals are gaffed , speared , or knifed to death . |
| 2 | But although the name Roath is an ancient one — it means , in Irish , the forest and therefore dates back to a time when Welsh was borrowing words from Irish , around the 5th century — there was little that surrounded the young Cottle which was in fact medieval . |
| 3 | Liz 's anger towards Raquel dates back to a charity dinner this year . |
| 4 | This suggests that ri2 originated from the transposition of ri1 , but that this event dates back to a time before P.wickerhamii and S.obliquus diverged . |
| 5 | Maybe , like the lemmings , the pattern dates back to an era when their goal was closer and the swim was not so long . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There is St John 's Hospital , the first in Europe , built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries , although founded much earlier , and still in use until the 1970s ; the Beguinage , a religious foundation for women that dates back to the twelfth century , now a convent ; the thirteenth-to fifteenth-century Church of our Lady , with a 350ft tower ; the Stadhuis , a magnificent Gothic town hall dating from 1376-1420 . |
| 8 | The bureaucracy certainly needs streamlining : the immigrants are met initially by the Absorption Ministry , but once in the country many of their needs are looked after by the Jewish Agency , the semi-private organisation that dates back to the early years of Jewish settlement in Palestine . |
| 9 | The first known use of carburisation and quenching of iron dates back to the eleventh and tenth centuries BC in Cyprus and Palestine . |
| 10 | The café , which dates back to the last century , has been maintained intact , at least in its decor . |
| 11 | Well , I will have you know that the office of coroner dates back to the twelfth century , before civil servants were thought of ! |
| 12 | It probably dates back to The Beatles when Richard Starkey became Ringo the millionaire and Pete Best kept his real name and ended up as a civil servant . |
| 13 | Stoneywood Mill dates back to the eighteenth century , and is now part of the Wiggins Teape Group . |
| 14 | Pride of place is given to a Conestoga Wagon which dates back to the time the Mellons crossed the Appalachians . |
| 15 | The expression ‘ High Fidelity ’ dates back to the 1930s , but the idea is much older . |
| 16 | ( The name dates back to the days when all home electronics was a horrid brown colour — now it is an almost nasty black ) . |
| 17 | The building dates back to the early 1800s and although it was partly rebuilt in the early 1900s it still resembles the original design . |
| 18 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The parish church of St Michael dates back to the 13th century . |
| 21 | If important meetings give butterflies in the stomach or a racing pulse , you 're experiencing an affliction that dates back to the stone age : stress . |
| 22 | Listed for its architectural and historical interest , the Mansion House dates back to the 1700 's and inside you 'll find superb carved ceilings , oak panelled rooms and large open fires . |
| 23 | The house itself is , not surprisingly , a little younger and dates back to the 16th century when it was owned by the great-great-aunt of President George Washington . |
| 24 | This attractive country home dates back to the 16th century when it was once a farm labourer 's cottage . |
| 25 | There are numerous castles , including Chirk Castle which dates back to the 14th century and has some lovely formal gardens , and a little further away , Powis Castle , built in the 15th century but altered through the years and now very much a stately home with a large deer park . |
| 26 | This old farmhouse resting in the village of Raskelf ( the name means ‘ the shelf of the roe deer ’ ) , probably dates back to the 18th century . |
| 27 | This law dates back to the Middle Ages , when it was a means of filling the royal coffers , and until now it has allowed the State ( today the Treasury ) to claim possession of valuable objects whose owners can not be traced . |
| 28 | The founding of the White Lions dates back to the time of the bitter civil war with the Dark Elves when Caledor the First was recalled from hunting in Chrace to become the new Phoenix King . |
| 29 | The original building of the Hotel Lapershoek dates back to the early 20th century when it was a grand stately home , and it has since been thoughtfully converted in to a very comfortable four star hotel . |
| 30 | The idea of creating an exhibition centre to demonstrate the federal government 's commitment to culture ( usually responsibility of the regions ) , as well as to political and economic development , dates back to the 1950s . |