Sentence examples for had torn down from inspiring English sources

Instead, he used wood from a barn in Kentucky that he had torn down.

In the late 1600s, the British took over the city, and by 1700 they had torn down the rotting wall.

Some years ago, as part of an ambitious plan to "deconcentrate" poverty, the city had torn down St. Thomas.

At one prison, they said, inmates had torn down walls separating men and women, who were living together.

He said he had torn down barns and rebuilt them, but had never worked on anything with such a history.

The deconstruction work had torn down the building to its 26th floor when the fire suspended the project.

Never should have torn down the Iron Curtain.

Northwestern needs to avoid the ignominy of having torn down a landmark.

The Army Corps of Engineers has reclaimed the area west of Ballaire Drive and has torn down the homes.

And with the earthquake having torn down so much, she had been left to wonder.

China has torn down older buildings in every major city to make way for more vehicles.