Example sentences of "date [prep] the [adj] [num ord] century " in BNC.
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| 1 | This charcoal-burning blast furnace , dating from the mid 18th century , is largely intact and now fully conserved . |
| 2 | At the east end of the south side of the De La Warr vault at Withyham , Sussex , is a group of children 's coffins dating from the early seventeenth century . |
| 3 | Torr House is an attractive granite building , dating from the early 18th century , and was home , originally , to a woollen merchant . |
| 4 | There is a dining room ( with a beautiful Italian monks ' table dating from the early 18th century which interestingly has been lowered a few inches — the monks ate standing up ) , three bedrooms individually decorated , a comfortable study-cum-television room with a log-burning stove — and for bookworms , over 3,000 books . |
| 5 | North-west of the village at Derwentcote are the remains of a cementation furnace dating from the early eighteenth century , a rare survival . |
| 6 | In the southern states , where in 1940 three-quarters of the blacks lived , the " Jim Crow " laws , dating from the late 19th century , condemned them to separate and inferior facilities on trains , in waiting-rooms and lavatories , in restaurants and drinking-fountains . |
| 7 | This atmospheric Grade II building — dating from the late 17th century but with a primarily Georgian bar and substantial Victorian additions — is a prime tourist attraction . |
| 8 | The York cycle is the oldest , dating from the late fourteenth century , and was performed annually until the late 1560's . |
| 9 | I was fortunate to find between the leaves of a large book an exquisitely penned transcription of the Commandments and the Lord 's Prayer , all embraced in a delicate architectural framework , dating from the late eighteenth century . |
| 10 | I treasure a torn and spotted letter , valueless from the autograph point of view , dating from the late eighteenth century and endorsed on the back ‘ This Letter was found by Lord Lewisham in a Haberdashers Shop . ’ |
| 11 | The timber-framed building dating from the late 16th century was demolished in the 19th century . |
| 12 | Most people are familiar with the hedge maze , the most famous being the Hampton Court Maze , dating from the late seventeenth century . |
| 13 | A section across the north-eastern side of the town near Gunnings Bridge revealed a clay bank , dated to the late second century , which was earlier than the masonry wall constructed in front of it . |
| 14 | Dated to the early fourth century , it is earlier than the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem . |
| 15 | Also a hoard of 327 small coins was carefully sieved from the ash , most of them dated to the mid fourth century . |
| 16 | This antiquities sale offers a Greek over life-size marble head of a goddess , probably Aphrodite , dated around the late 3rd century BC which should sell in the region of $350,000 to $500,000 ( £228,000–326,000 ) . |
| 17 | These date from the late eighteenth century . |
| 18 | The buildings date to the early 13th century , and the abbey is set in the beautiful Llandeilo hills . |
| 19 | The four-storey flour mill built of brick and weatherboarding on the River Lea dates from the early nineteenth century , and cast-iron columns were used , relatively early , for the interior structure . |
| 20 | It was begun c. 1140 , but the impressive arcaded façade dates from the early thirteenth century . |
| 21 | The main building dates from the early 19th century . |
| 22 | The central keep dates from the early twelfth century but concentric walling with mural towers was added during the Middle Ages , bringing its fortification up to date ( 526 ) . |
| 23 | Although no clear account of this episode dates from the early sixth century , Gregory 's evidence is confirmed by the chronicle of his own contemporary , Marius of Avenches . |
| 24 | This largely dates from the late thirteenth century ( PLATES 66 and 70 ) . |
| 25 | The present church of St Laurence dates from the late 12th century although the tower is probably of 15th century addition , being built from ashlar and cobble and various types of old bricks . |
| 26 | Gradually the business declined , but the mid-1980s saw a dramatic change of use when it was substantially renovated and converted into a restaurant , care being taken to retain the two undershot water wheels and much of the machinery , some of which reputedly dates from the late 18th century . |
| 27 | item No 2 : is a candle snuffer of the type used with a candle dish and dates from the late 18th century . |
| 28 | The town hall at Olomouc dates from the late fourteenth century . |