Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [art] century " in BNC.
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| 1 | Substitution of manufactured exports for domestic grain imports permitted the population to be fed for a century , beyond the capacity of domestic agriculture , without a reduction in fertility or a rise in mortality . |
| 2 | It is , however , a fascinating area to explore , bridges , culverts , mine levels and a smelting mill remaining to be seen after a century of abandonment and neglect . |
| 3 | If we assume that our kind of beings will still be around a few millennia hence , I feel certain that the nineteenth century will mainly be remembered as the century when Maxwell formulated his equations . |
| 4 | Will any of the famous cliff paths be left in a century or two ? |
| 5 | A Netherlands-based company called the China Art and Antique Foundation has announced an auction of Chinese art and artefacts to be held in the Century Theatre and Beijing Grand Hotel on 9 October . |