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How do you use Greensill in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Greensill in a sentence

Using Greensill

  • In the example corpus, greensill often appears in combinations such as: greensill capital, lex greensill.

Context around Greensill

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

win 1× company 1× lex 1× outfit 1×

Often after:

capital 3× affair 1× lives 1× previously 1× controversial 1×

Sentence patterns with Greensill

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

client of greensill controversial rent 1× finance company greensill capital 1× funds that greensill had lent 1× greensill lives with 1× greensill was approved 1× his outfit greensill capital now 1× mr greensill previously denied 1× over the greensill affair in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another client of 1× greensill lives with 1× greensill was approved 1× lord cameron also 1× mr greensill previously 1× the former bundaberg 1×

Common sentence endings:

bankruptcy in 2021 1× company greensill capital 1× coronavirus loan scheme 1× from its insurers 1× in january 2020 1× in late march 1×

Words around Greensill

Just before it in the word index:

greenside 17 greenshields 5 greenshaw 2 greenseal 2 greenscreen 3 greenscape 2

Just after it in the word index:

greensky 4 greenslade 14 greensleeves 5 greensmith 3 greenspace 17 greenspaces 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Greensill

  • In this selection, "greensill" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, win, company, lex, capital, affair and lives stand out and add context to how "greensill" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include client of greensill controversial rent and finance company greensill capital. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "greensill" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with greensill

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

Greensill was approved in June to be a lender through the Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme. (16 words)

The right thing to do?: David Cameron, left, with Lex Greensill, in Saudi Arabia in January 2020. (17 words)

Another client of Greensill, controversial rent-to-buy retailer BrightHouse also entered into administration in late March. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Mr Greensill previously denied allegations from MPs on the Commons Treasury Committee in 2021 that his collapsed finance firm was a "fraud" or a "Ponzi scheme" and blamed the firm's collapse on the withdrawal of cover from its insurers. (40 words)

Lord Cameron also faces questions over the Greensill affair, in which he privately lobbied ministers in an attempt to win Greensill Capital access to an emergency coronavirus loan scheme. (29 words)

The former Bundaberg farmer has become a bond-issue king, with his outfit Greensill Capital now worth more than $5 billion and with offices from New York to Frankfurt. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

Lord Cameron also faces questions over the Greensill affair, in which he privately lobbied ministers in an attempt to win Greensill Capital access to an emergency coronavirus loan scheme.

Greensill lives with his doctor wife Vicky and their two children in an old vicarage in the village of Saughall near Cheshire, about 300km north-west of London.

The Liberal Democrats are calling for Lord Cameron's peerage to be blocked, referring to his lobbying for collapsed finance company Greensill Capital.

The Swiss lender is trying to recover client funds that Greensill had lent to Katerra, a SoftBank-backed U.S. construction group that filed for bankruptcy in 2021.

Mr Greensill previously denied allegations from MPs on the Commons Treasury Committee in 2021 that his collapsed finance firm was a "fraud" or a "Ponzi scheme" and blamed the firm's collapse on the withdrawal of cover from its insurers.

The right thing to do?: David Cameron, left, with Lex Greensill, in Saudi Arabia in January 2020.

Another client of Greensill, controversial rent-to-buy retailer BrightHouse also entered into administration in late March.

Greensill was approved in June to be a lender through the Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

The former Bundaberg farmer has become a bond-issue king, with his outfit Greensill Capital now worth more than $5 billion and with offices from New York to Frankfurt.

Common combinations with greensill

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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