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How do you use Bernières in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Bernières in a sentence

Using Bernières

  • In the example corpus, bernières often appears in combinations such as: bernières and, in bernières, courseulles bernières.

Context around Bernières

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

courseulles 2× capture 1×

Often after:

saint 1× shortly 1× having 1×

Sentence patterns with Bernières

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

advance into bernières having taken 1× headquarters in bernières 1× headquarters in bernières shortly after 1× land in bernières and nan 1× of courseulles bernières saint aubin 1× on courseulles bernières and saint 1× outside of bernières 1× through to bernières and courseulles 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by nightfall of 1× granatstein p 25 1× movement control units 1× saunders p 112 1× saunders p 114 1× stacey p 109 1×

Common sentence endings:

and saint aubin 1× bernières and courseulles 1× bény sur mer 1× headquarters in bernières 1× nan white sector 1× on the beaches 1×

Words around Bernières

Just before it in the word index:

bernier 109 berniece 7 bernie 970 bernicky 2 bernicke 2 bernician 2

Just after it in the word index:

bernina 10 berning 3 berninger 9 bernini 67 bernitz 2 bernofsky 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Bernières

  • In this selection, "bernières" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, courseulles, capture, saint, shortly and having stand out and add context to how "bernières" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include advance into bernières having taken and headquarters in bernières. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bernières" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bernières

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Saunders, p. 114 Keller himself established divisional headquarters in Bernières shortly after noon. (13 words)

Movement Control Units came ashore just before noon, with military policemen beginning to marshal vehicles through to Bernières and Courseulles. (20 words)

Granatstein, p. 25 The 8th Brigade was to capture Bernières and the western edge of Saint-Aubin, then push south into Normandy. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Saunders, p. 112 Having subdued German defences on the beach, the other priority of the landed forces was to clear Juno of obstacles, debris and undetonated mines, as well as establish the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division's headquarters in Bernières. (40 words)

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (QOR) landed at 08:12 at Nan White and faced the most tenacious defences of any unit in Nan Sector: an 88 mm gun emplacement with multiple machine-gun nests outside of Bernières. (40 words)

By nightfall of D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was slated to have captured the high ground west of Caen, the Bayeux–Caen railway line, and the seaside towns of Courseulles, Bernières, Saint-Aubin and Bény-sur-Mer. (39 words)

Example sentences (9)

By nightfall of D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was slated to have captured the high ground west of Caen, the Bayeux–Caen railway line, and the seaside towns of Courseulles, Bernières, Saint-Aubin and Bény-sur-Mer.

Granatstein, p. 25 The 8th Brigade was to capture Bernières and the western edge of Saint-Aubin, then push south into Normandy.

Movement Control Units came ashore just before noon, with military policemen beginning to marshal vehicles through to Bernières and Courseulles.

Saunders, p. 112 Having subdued German defences on the beach, the other priority of the landed forces was to clear Juno of obstacles, debris and undetonated mines, as well as establish the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division's headquarters in Bernières.

Saunders, p. 114 Keller himself established divisional headquarters in Bernières shortly after noon.

Stacey, p. 109 Opposition and continued problems with mine obstacles on Nan Red meant that the entire 9th Brigade would have to land in Bernières and Nan White sector.

The invasion plan called for two brigades of the 3rd Canadian Division to land on two beach sectors—Mike and Nan—focusing on Courseulles, Bernières and Saint-Aubin.

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (QOR) landed at 08:12 at Nan White and faced the most tenacious defences of any unit in Nan Sector: an 88 mm gun emplacement with multiple machine-gun nests outside of Bernières.

Zuehlke, p. 213 With the defences silenced, the QOR was able to advance into Bernières, having taken 65 casualties on the beaches.

Common combinations with bernières

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bernières" in a sentence?
An example: "By nightfall of D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was slated to have captured the high ground west of Caen, the Bayeux–Caen railway line, and the seaside towns of Courseulles, Bernières, Saint-Aubin and Bény-sur-Mer." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "bernières" from authentic English texts.
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