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Birnie | Birnies

Birnie meaning

A surname.

Using Birnie

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, birnie often appears in combinations such as: at birnie, birnie kirk, david birnie.

Context around Birnie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

david 2× andrew 1× former 1× wardend 1× catherine 1× john 1×

Often after:

kirk 2× retail 1× hanged 1× placed 1× near 1× spat 1× philip 1×

Sentence patterns with Birnie

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

1986 david birnie placed an 1× a former birnie kirk minister 1× and john birnie philip produced 1× andrew birnie retail director 1× at birnie our school 1× brackenbrae wardend birnie near elgin 1× david birnie hanged himself 1× graveyard at birnie kirk 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andrew birnie retail 1× at birnie our 1× david birnie hanged 1× english sculptors henry 1× gates leading to 1× in september 1986 1×

Common sentence endings:

20 years old 1× at birnie kirk 1× birnie near elgin 1× for the exterior 1× in his cell 1× in their life 1×

Words around Birnie

Just before it in the word index:

birni 6 birney 14 birness 2 birnbaum 13 birnbach 3 birnam 10

Just after it in the word index:

birnies 2 birnin 60 birns 2 biro 6 birobidzhan 2 birol 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Birnie

  • In this selection, "birnie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, david, andrew, former, kirk, retail and hanged stand out and add context to how "birnie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1986 david birnie placed an and a former birnie kirk minister. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "birnie" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with birnie

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

David Birnie hanged himself in his cell. (7 words)

Gates leading to the graveyard at Birnie Kirk. (8 words)

This was Ms Patterson, and when she saw it, Catherine Birnie spat on it. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Andrew Birnie, Retail Director at Christie & Co who handled the sale, said: “Members of the Jobling family had originally built this forecourt 55 years ago, and so for Terry and Shirley, deciding to sell and retire was a big moment in their life. (43 words)

The soldier, who was grandson of a former Birnie Kirk minister, was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle in France in 1915 when he was just 20 years old. (29 words)

At Birnie, our School Bus Drivers are committed to providing safe, high quality, reliable service and are an integral part of the community. (23 words)

Example sentences (9)

Andrew Birnie, Retail Director at Christie & Co who handled the sale, said: “Members of the Jobling family had originally built this forecourt 55 years ago, and so for Terry and Shirley, deciding to sell and retire was a big moment in their life.

Gates leading to the graveyard at Birnie Kirk.

The soldier, who was grandson of a former Birnie Kirk minister, was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle in France in 1915 when he was just 20 years old.

At Birnie, our School Bus Drivers are committed to providing safe, high quality, reliable service and are an integral part of the community.

David Birnie hanged himself in his cell.

In September 1986, David Birnie placed an advertisement in a local paper as a lure to potential victims.

Proposals have been submitted to Moray Council for the conversion of the garage at Brackenbrae, Wardend, Birnie, near Elgin.

This was Ms Patterson, and when she saw it, Catherine Birnie spat on it.

English sculptors Henry Hugh Armstead and John Birnie Philip produced a number of allegorical figures ('Art', 'Law', 'Commerce', etc.) for the exterior.

Common combinations with birnie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "birnie" in a sentence?
An example: "Andrew Birnie, Retail Director at Christie & Co who handled the sale, said: “Members of the Jobling family had originally built this forecourt 55 years ago, and so for Terry and Shirley, deciding to sell and retire was a big moment in their life." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "birnie" from authentic English texts.
What does "birnie" mean?
Birnie means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "birnie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "birnie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.