Example sentences of "dates [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Though build-about 1740 this timber frame type of construction dates back to the Middle Ages . |
| 4 | Swan-upping ; a Thames tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages . |
| 5 | A popular Greek saying is ‘ Know Thyself ’ , which dates back to the ancient Greeks . |
| 6 | ‘ The concept of TQM dates back to the postwar period when a tried to persuade corporate heads that business should become service driven . ’ |
| 7 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | New Hall dates back to the 12th century and is reputed to be the oldest fully moated manor house in England . |
| 10 | The Causey Mounth dates back to the 12th century , when it was first established as a drover 's road . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | Roughly translated it means new beginnings — it dates back to the thirteenth century and confers a purely honourary degree — something to put in a ’ Who 's Who ’ entry . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Clements Farm is of great antiquity , the building itself probably dates back to the 15th century , and happily has been boarded up to prevent more deterioration . |
| 15 | We took them to lunch at the Bull Inn which dates back to the 15th century , and afterwards explored the local market . |
| 16 | The parish church of St Michael dates back to the 13th century . |
| 17 | It dates back to the 13th century . |
| 18 | They hope to raise £1 million for the upkeep of the Manor which dates back to the 13th century . |
| 19 | Herriot 's Hotel and restaurant at Hawes has a price tag of £295,000 , while Kirkbymoorside 's George and Dragon , which dates back to the 13th century , is for sale at £400,000 . |
| 20 | Herriot 's Hotel and restaurant at Hawes has a price tag of £295,000 , while Kirkbymoorside 's George and Dragon , which dates back to the 13th century , is for sale at £400,000 . |
| 21 | She considers the idea , implicit in much feminist theory , of an authentic self which is said to be socially conditioned by patriarchal power , and argues that this idea owes much to a tradition in Western philosophy which dates back to the Aristotelian distinction between actions that are voluntary and actions which are coerced , a tradition that can be traced through Descartes to the present time . |
| 22 | Stoneywood Mill dates back to the eighteenth century , and is now part of the Wiggins Teape Group . |
| 23 | Dates back to the fourteenth century . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The café , which dates back to the last century , has been maintained intact , at least in its decor . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | This attractive country home dates back to the 16th century when it was once a farm labourer 's cottage . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Scott , Hogg , Lockhart and other literary stalwarts are reputed to have frequented this old hunting inn , part of which dates back to the 18th century . |
| 30 | The beautiful crown spire caps the historic High Kirk of Edinburgh , which dates back to the fifteenth century . |