Example sentences of "the [num ord] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Annesleys had settled in Ireland in the 17th century but did not build Castlewellan Castle until the 1850s , when the bachelor 4th Earl Annesley commissioned William Burn to erect an austere granite pile . |
| 2 | It was not until the 17th century that Swanage became a port for tone . |
| 3 | It is not too much to say that we entered the conference in the law and atmosphere of the 17th century and we came out with a fair prospect of 20th century conditions . ' |
| 4 | The mill is first mentioned in the first part of the 17th century and is thought to have been built around 1620 , although clearly much of the present building is of a later date . |
| 5 | The shaft was probably renewed in the 17th century and was surmounted by an oval ball till it succumbed to schoolboy vandalism some 40 years ago . |
| 6 | Thirty miles away , you can visit Drumlanrig Castle , built in the 17th century and home to an exquisite art collection . |
| 7 | For those keen to explore , this is an ideal base from which to visit the lake 's jewel-like Borromean islands — delightful miniature attractions created in the 17th century and complete with summer palaces , art treasures and beautiful gardens . |
| 8 | It was restored in the 17th century and further refurbished more recently with all work retaining the original style and atmosphere . |
| 9 | The buildings of the farmhouse date back to the 17th century and are occupied , in part , by the present owner , the English speaking Signora Elena Mancini . |
| 10 | Between the 17th century and the present day , there have been hundreds of detailed sightings of terrifying creatures at sea . |
| 11 | It 's been owned by a church charity since the 17th century and a nice little earner it is too . |
| 12 | Well St Aldate 's in the Civil War is quite a problem to talk about really , erm in half an hour , because it 's so enmeshed in the story of Oxford in the Civil War which is a long , very interesting one , so what I 'm going to try and do is erm to pick out some of the local landmarks that did survive in the 17th century and relate them to what we know about some of the people and in this short half an hour , just try and picture what it was like to live in St Aldate 's during the civil war . |
| 13 | The jeep careered between the 17th green and the now empty stand , then tackled the undulating terrain beyond , plunging into hollows , climbing steep sandy slopes with all four wheels grabbing for grip . |
| 14 | Leeman plugged away with constant strikes and both his colleagues joined in on the 17th end when continued Brackley accuracy brought the game to a premature conclusion . |
| 15 | To add to their misery , keeper Javier Yubero miskicked a clearance in the 15th minute and put the ball in his own net . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 18 | It was made in the 15th century and meant to keep holy relics but , at its feet , newly married couples used to promise each other eternal love and fidelity . |
| 19 | Raglan Castle belongs mainly to the 15th century and was as much a product of social grandeur , as it was military necessity . |
| 20 | Your finger ring dates to the 15th century and is gold on silver . |
| 21 | The work of solicitors goes back to the 15th century and as time has gone on they have become increasingly influential . |
| 22 | ‘ Major Bagshot accompanied Bonzo to the 15th green where he found a ball and a complete set of Henry Cotton ‘ St Andrew 's ’ clubs lying , abandoned . |
| 23 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 24 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 25 | The Liskeard Grammar School also survived into the nineteenth century but was described by Polwhele , early in the century , as ‘ … a low , mean edifice , bad without and worse within , the business of education … having been of late years , it seems , less understood at Liskeard . ’ |
| 26 | Trade unions had been growing throughout the nineteenth century but they were still without those distinctive legal privileges which they acquired in 1906 . |
| 27 | Antisemitism was not the creation of the nineteenth century but it revived in intensity about 1880 . |
| 28 | Electroencephalography , it is true , had its origins in the nineteenth century but only in recent years has there been an acceleration of interest in lateralised electrophysiological phenomena . |
| 29 | The mill at Ballygrant is of the nineteenth century but one would expect that there was an older one at Baile Grana Grain Township , and one at Cornabus Corn Farm , comes as no surprise . |
| 30 | The mansard roof and dormer windows were added in the nineteenth century but the predominant style of the château interior was Louis XV rococo , with traditional Picardian emphasis and additions . |