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Bretherton meaning

  1. A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Using Bretherton

  • The main meaning on this page is: A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720). | A habitational surname from Old English.

Context around Bretherton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

evidence 1× jonathan 1× owed 1× beatrice 1×

Often after:

recalled 1× money 1×

Sentence patterns with Bretherton

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

director jonathan bretherton also said 1× dr beatrice bretherton from the 1× giving evidence bretherton recalled that 1× media ms bretherton said it 1× who owed bretherton money for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

commenting via social 1× giving evidence bretherton 1× in a piece 1× investigations showed talbot 1× study author dr 1×

Common sentence endings:

be brought forward 1× house is closing 1× money for drugs 1× of the iceberg 1× very confident individual 1×

Words around Bretherton

Just before it in the word index:

brethen 2 bretby 3 bretagne 12 bret 129 brest 101 bresson 6

Just after it in the word index:

brethren 186 bretislaus 2 bretl 3 breton 280 bretoniana 2 bretonneux 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Bretherton

  • In this selection, "bretherton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, evidence, jonathan, owed, recalled and money stand out and add context to how "bretherton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include director jonathan bretherton also said and dr beatrice bretherton from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bretherton" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bretherton

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

Giving evidence, Bretherton recalled that Person A was a 'very confident' individual. (12 words)

Investigations showed Talbot had accessed police systems on numerous occasions to locate a man who owed Bretherton money for drugs. (20 words)

Commenting via social media, Ms Bretherton said: “It's time to let you know that the Little Laura Ashley House is closing. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In a piece outlining plans for the year UGC’s managing director, Jonathan Bretherton, also said investment to help the public and private sectors follow through on their interest will be brought forward. (33 words)

Study author Dr Beatrice Bretherton, from the school of biomedical sciences at Leeds, said: "These results are just the tip of the iceberg. (23 words)

Commenting via social media, Ms Bretherton said: “It's time to let you know that the Little Laura Ashley House is closing. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Giving evidence, Bretherton recalled that Person A was a 'very confident' individual.

In a piece outlining plans for the year UGC’s managing director, Jonathan Bretherton, also said investment to help the public and private sectors follow through on their interest will be brought forward.

Commenting via social media, Ms Bretherton said: “It's time to let you know that the Little Laura Ashley House is closing.

Investigations showed Talbot had accessed police systems on numerous occasions to locate a man who owed Bretherton money for drugs.

Study author Dr Beatrice Bretherton, from the school of biomedical sciences at Leeds, said: "These results are just the tip of the iceberg.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bretherton" in a sentence?
An example: "Giving evidence, Bretherton recalled that Person A was a 'very confident' individual." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "bretherton" from authentic English texts.
What does "bretherton" mean?
Bretherton means: A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720).
How many example sentences with "bretherton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "bretherton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.