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Brueys in a sentence

Using Brueys

  • In the example corpus, brueys often appears in combinations such as: brueys had.

Context around Brueys

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

admiral 1× fleet 1× followed 1× way 1× discovered 1× convinced 1×

Often after:

orders 1× hoped 1× dead 1×

Sentence patterns with Brueys

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

and discovered brueys s dispositions 1× and that brueys had not 1× bay with brueys dead and 1× brueys also hoped 1× had followed brueys orders to 1× his fleet brueys had gathered 1× problem for brueys was a 1× this convinced brueys that rather 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bradford p 204 1× brueys also hoped 1× clowes p 355 1× clowes p 372 1× gardiner p 13 1× in deploying his 1×

Common sentence endings:

17 ships engaged 1× an immediate attack 1× discussed their options 1× fire with bellerophon 1× from the shore 1× such a manoeuvre 1×

Words around Brueys

Just before it in the word index:

bruett 3 bruestle 2 bruery 2 bruer 2 bruening 4 bruenig 7

Just after it in the word index:

bruff 3 bruford 17 brug 3 brugada 2 brugel 2 bruges 50

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Brueys

  • In this selection, "brueys" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, admiral, fleet, followed, orders, hoped and dead stand out and add context to how "brueys" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and discovered brueys s dispositions and and that brueys had not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brueys" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brueys

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

The British fleet arrived off Egypt on 1 August and discovered Brueys's dispositions, and Nelson ordered an immediate attack. (20 words)

Clowes, p. 355 Aboukir Bay When Alexandria harbour had proved inadequate for his fleet, Brueys had gathered his captains and discussed their options. (23 words)

This convinced Brueys that rather than risk an evening battle in confined waters, the British were planning to wait for the following day. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

In deploying his ships in this way, Brueys hoped that the British would be forced by the shoals to attack his strong centre and rear, allowing his van to use the prevailing northeasterly wind to counterattack the British once they were engaged. (42 words)

The rear division of the French fleet attempted to break out of the bay, with Brueys dead and his vanguard and centre defeated, but only two ships of the line and two frigates escaped from a total of 17 ships engaged. (41 words)

Clowes, p. 372 A more pressing problem for Brueys was a lack of food and water for the fleet: Bonaparte had unloaded almost all of the provisions carried aboard and no supplies were reaching the ships from the shore. (39 words)

Example sentences (10)

Bradford, p. 204 The French suffered too, Admiral Brueys on Orient was severely wounded in the face and hand by flying debris during the opening exchange of fire with Bellerophon.

Brueys also hoped to lure the British fleet onto the shoals at Aboukir Island, sending the brigs Alerte and Railleur to act as decoys in the shallow waters.

Clowes, p. 355 Aboukir Bay When Alexandria harbour had proved inadequate for his fleet, Brueys had gathered his captains and discussed their options.

Clowes, p. 372 A more pressing problem for Brueys was a lack of food and water for the fleet: Bonaparte had unloaded almost all of the provisions carried aboard and no supplies were reaching the ships from the shore.

Gardiner, p. 13 Furthermore, not all of the French captains had followed Brueys' orders to attach cables to their neighbours' bow and stern, which would have prevented such a manoeuvre.

In deploying his ships in this way, Brueys hoped that the British would be forced by the shoals to attack his strong centre and rear, allowing his van to use the prevailing northeasterly wind to counterattack the British once they were engaged.

In his defence, he pleaded that the wind had been against him and that Brueys had not issued orders for him to counterattack the British fleet.

The British fleet arrived off Egypt on 1 August and discovered Brueys's dispositions, and Nelson ordered an immediate attack.

The rear division of the French fleet attempted to break out of the bay, with Brueys dead and his vanguard and centre defeated, but only two ships of the line and two frigates escaped from a total of 17 ships engaged.

This convinced Brueys that rather than risk an evening battle in confined waters, the British were planning to wait for the following day.

Common combinations with brueys

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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