Example sentences of "[noun] dates [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 3 | This attractive country home dates back to the 16th century when it was once a farm labourer 's cottage . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Stoneywood Mill dates back to the eighteenth century , and is now part of the Wiggins Teape Group . |
| 6 | New Hall dates back to the 12th century and is reputed to be the oldest fully moated manor house in England . |
| 7 | Well , I will have you know that the office of coroner dates back to the twelfth century , before civil servants were thought of ! |
| 8 | The Causey Mounth dates back to the 12th century , when it was first established as a drover 's road . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The first known use of carburisation and quenching of iron dates back to the eleventh and tenth centuries BC in Cyprus and Palestine . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The Sephardic community in Belgrade dates back to the early sixteenth century and was well established in the commercial life of the city . |
| 14 | Some of the property dates back to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and have old world gardens . |
| 15 | The three bedroom property dates back to the 1860s and is situated in Allerton Road right in the heart of Woolton Village . |
| 16 | ‘ The concept of TQM dates back to the postwar period when a tried to persuade corporate heads that business should become service driven . ’ |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | The building dates back to the early 1800s and although it was partly rebuilt in the early 1900s it still resembles the original design . |
| 19 | Modular or unit credit courses are currently the subject of much discussion in higher education , but interest in them in this country dates back to the 1970s ( much earlier in the USA ) when , for example , the Nuffield team produced a report on them rather facetiously called The Container Revolution ( Mansell 1976 ) . |
| 20 | The company dates back to the so-called Ever-sharp pencil invented in 1915 , through to a 1960s desktop computer and now a liquid crystal television display . |
| 21 | Though build-about 1740 this timber frame type of construction dates back to the Middle Ages . |
| 22 | The parish church of St Michael dates back to the 13th century . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Laugharne Castle dates back to the 12th century and Carmarthen Castle to 1109 , restored some 200 years later by Edward I at a cost of £169 15s. 6d ! |