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Hornby in a sentence
Hornby meaning
- A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
- A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
- A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).
Using Hornby
- The main meaning on this page is: A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868). | A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605). | A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).
- In the example corpus, hornby often appears in combinations such as: nick hornby, ms hornby, hornby novel.
Context around Hornby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hornby
- In this selection, "hornby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nick, basin, owner, bay, road and knows stand out and add context to how "hornby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include account of hornby s life and airfix owner hornby. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hornby" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hornby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Obviously they’d already been sold – hey, it’s Nick Hornby! (11 words)
Other major investments include model train maker and Airfix owner Hornby. (11 words)
Hornby is also chairman of Prince Harry's African charity Sentebale. (11 words)
Related story from the Uk, company that owns Hornby model trains, Scaletrix slot cars and air fix model kits was on the verge of bankruptcy at the start of the year, now having one of its strongest years ever. (39 words)
Andy Carmichael is a Professional Geoscientist with 19+ years in mineral exploration, of which 17+ have focused on exploring for uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Hornby Bay Basin, Colorado Plateau, and Namibia. (33 words)
Based on Nick Hornby’s novel and developed by Morwenna Banks, it stars Gemma Arterton as Barbara (stage name Sophie Straw), a 1960s comedian yearning to be the British Lucille Ball. (31 words)
Obviously they’d already been sold – hey, it’s Nick Hornby! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
More recently, the book Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby was an autobiographical account of Hornby's life and relationship with football and Arsenal in particular.
Andy Carmichael is a Professional Geoscientist with 19+ years in mineral exploration, of which 17+ have focused on exploring for uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Hornby Bay Basin, Colorado Plateau, and Namibia.
Obviously they’d already been sold – hey, it’s Nick Hornby!
Other major investments include model train maker and Airfix owner Hornby.
The building formerly occupied by DJ Suites in Hornby Road was raided at 3.38pm on Tuesday (May 16), with police discovering a large cannabis grow in its upstairs rooms.
Among the other writers who contributed to the record were children's author Jacqueline Wilson, crime writer Ian Rankin and Fever Pitch novelist Nick Hornby.
As Ms. Hornby knows from her years working at the State House, legislators often have to vote on bills that contain some good provisions and some problematic ones.
Based on Nick Hornby’s novel and developed by Morwenna Banks, it stars Gemma Arterton as Barbara (stage name Sophie Straw), a 1960s comedian yearning to be the British Lucille Ball.
Club secretary Rosemary Jones said: “The club has significant running costs linked to the hire of the pool, so the ongoing support we receive from the Hornby Foundation is invaluable.
Dr Hornby explained that the turtle needs UV light and warm water, often above 20C.
Hornby is also chairman of Prince Harry's African charity Sentebale.
Ms Hornby also had some advice for any traders wishing to make sure their goods are authentic.
Nathan Arkle scored the first try after two minutes, Hornby kicking the extras.
Stocking model railways, plastic kits, Scalextric, scenics and accessories including famous brands such as Hornby, Airfix and Scalextric to name just a few.
Sue Hornby, the headteacher and co-founder of Bridge School Malvern, was given the accolade on the New Year Honours List for services to special educational needs.
It was the Crown’s theory Faulkner enlisted the assistance of the others to murder Hornby, whom she alleged was abusive.
Nick Hornby’s 1995 book about a record shop owner revisiting the ghosts of relationships past has been adapted once again, this time for Hulu.
One of the few places where they must be chuffed about lockdown is over at Hornby HQ.
Redevelopment work on hold at the Hornby Working Men's Club, previously due to be completed in late 2020.
Related story from the Uk, company that owns Hornby model trains, Scaletrix slot cars and air fix model kits was on the verge of bankruptcy at the start of the year, now having one of its strongest years ever.
Common combinations with hornby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: