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Canongate in a sentence

Using Canongate

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

Context around Canongate

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

Often before:

left 1× town 1× lodge 1×

Often after:

graveyard 1× yesterday 1× kilwinning 1× kirkyard 1×

Sentence patterns with Canongate

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

he left canongate after a 1× in lodge canongate kilwinning citation 1× in the canongate graveyard and 1× just out canongate 16 99 1× move in canongate yesterday 1× old town canongate and parts 1× place in canongate kirkyard shortly 1× published by canongate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a geyser of 1× but he left 1× campaigners want the 1× in edinburgh where 1× rebold s claim 1× she is buried 1×

Common sentence endings:

are entirely false 1× barry about it 1× end and southside 1× his manuscripts destroyed 1× in canongate yesterday 1× pedestrianisation next august 1×

Words around Canongate

Just before it in the word index:

canonero 2 canonbury 2 canon 900 canolesio 2 canola 71 canol 4

Just after it in the word index:

canonic 11 canonical 291 canonicalization 3 canonically 35 canonicity 4 canonisation 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Canongate

  • In this selection, "canongate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, left, town, lodge, graveyard, yesterday and kilwinning stand out and add context to how "canongate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include he left canongate after a and in lodge canongate kilwinning citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "canongate" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with canongate

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

To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek is published by Canongate. (12 words)

But he left Canongate after a year, leaving it to be run by Stephanie. (14 words)

She is buried in the Canongate graveyard and is said to wander around it. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In Edinburgh, where the LEZ is enforced from June 1, the zone will cover the length of Princes Street, the Old Town, Canongate and parts of the West End and Southside. (31 words)

The novel is just out (Canongate, £16.99), and ahead of his trip to the capital for August’s Edinburgh International Book Festival I spoke to Kevin Barry about it. (30 words)

The Roaring Nineties, 2006 Other works Smith's burial place in Canongate Kirkyard Shortly before his death, Smith had nearly all his manuscripts destroyed. (24 words)

Example sentences (9)

But he left Canongate after a year, leaving it to be run by Stephanie.

She is buried in the Canongate graveyard and is said to wander around it.

In Edinburgh, where the LEZ is enforced from June 1, the zone will cover the length of Princes Street, the Old Town, Canongate and parts of the West End and Southside.

The novel is just out (Canongate, £16.99), and ahead of his trip to the capital for August’s Edinburgh International Book Festival I spoke to Kevin Barry about it.

To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek is published by Canongate.

A geyser of water shoots into the sky as Downer contractors contemplate their next move in Canongate yesterday.

Campaigners want the Canongate, the Cowgate and the Lawnmarket to be among the streets targeted for pedestrianisation next August.

Rebold's claim that the high degrees were created and practiced in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning citation at Edinburgh are entirely false.

The Roaring Nineties, 2006 Other works Smith's burial place in Canongate Kirkyard Shortly before his death, Smith had nearly all his manuscripts destroyed.

Common combinations with canongate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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