The passage must have been written a century ago, at least.

It was almost as though the passage had been written with her in mind.

Some passages were written just days before they reached their audience.

The relevant passages, below, were likely written in or after 1763.

She writes long passages of pretty words that never make a point.

The problem is to identify "this", the year in which the passage was written.

These passages were actually written when the fair copy had reached this point.

That passage was written before last summer's rising concern and publicity over the problem.

The following passage is sufficiently comprehensive, and written with interesting style.

Some people just signed their name, like "Slick" did, and others wrote long passages.