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Clunies in a sentence

Context around Clunies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

margaret 1× john 1×

Often after:

ross 5×

Sentence patterns with Clunies

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

clunies ross returned 1× margaret clunies ross is 1× of the clunies ross family 1× to the clunies ross family 1× told john clunies ross that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

clunies ross returned 1× however some members 1× in 1983 the 1× margaret clunies ross 1× queen victoria granted 1×

Common sentence endings:

a private harem 1× family in 1886 1× leave the cocos 1× on the cocos 1× university of sydney 1×

Words around Clunies

Just before it in the word index:

cluniac 4 clung 136 clunes 14 clune 19 clun 2 clumsy 187

Just after it in the word index:

clunk 4 clunked 2 clunker 6 clunkier 2 clunkily 3 clunkiness 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Clunies

  • In this selection, "clunies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, margaret, john and ross stand out and add context to how "clunies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include clunies ross returned and margaret clunies ross is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clunies" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clunies

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

However, some members of the Clunies-Ross family still live on the Cocos. (13 words)

Queen Victoria granted the islands in perpetuity to the Clunies-Ross family in 1886. (14 words)

Margaret Clunies Ross is emeritus professor of English language and early English literature at the University of Sydney. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Clunies-Ross returned two years later with his wife, children and mother-in-law, and found Hare already established on the island and living with a private harem. (28 words)

In 1983, the Australian government reneged on this agreement, and told John Clunies-Ross that he should leave the Cocos. (20 words)

Margaret Clunies Ross is emeritus professor of English language and early English literature at the University of Sydney. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

Margaret Clunies Ross is emeritus professor of English language and early English literature at the University of Sydney.

Clunies-Ross returned two years later with his wife, children and mother-in-law, and found Hare already established on the island and living with a private harem.

However, some members of the Clunies-Ross family still live on the Cocos.

In 1983, the Australian government reneged on this agreement, and told John Clunies-Ross that he should leave the Cocos.

Queen Victoria granted the islands in perpetuity to the Clunies-Ross family in 1886.

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