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Phlebas is an English word starting with the letter P. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Phlebas in a sentence

Using Phlebas

  • In the example corpus, phlebas often appears in combinations such as: consider phlebas.

Context around Phlebas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

consider 5× interview 1×

Often after:

minds 1×

Sentence patterns with Phlebas

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

1994 interview phlebas was an 1× consider phlebas in excession 1× history consider phlebas like most 1× in consider phlebas is described 1× in consider phlebas it is 1× of consider phlebas minds were 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

consider phlebas in 1× history consider phlebas 1× in consider phlebas 1× the drone jase 1×

Common sentence endings:

complex machine brains 1× factory in 1984 1× hundreds of thousands 1× no real interaction 1× to remain inscrutable 1×

Words around Phlebas

Just before it in the word index:

phl 18 phizo 3 phiz 6 phivolcs 24 phividec 2 phitsanulok 3

Just after it in the word index:

phlebectomy 2 phlebology 5 phlebotinum 3 phlebotomist 3 phlebotomy 4 phlegethon 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Phlebas

  • In this selection, "phlebas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, consider, interview and minds stand out and add context to how "phlebas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1994 interview phlebas was an and consider phlebas in excession. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phlebas" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phlebas

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

During the time of Consider Phlebas, Minds were estimated to number in the several hundreds of thousands. (17 words)

The drone, Jase, in Consider Phlebas, is described as being constructed before the use of auras, and refuses to be retrofitted with them, preferring to remain inscrutable. (27 words)

In Consider Phlebas it is noted that Minds still find humans fascinating, especially their odd ability to sometimes achieve similarly advanced reasoning as their much more complex machine brains. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

History Consider Phlebas, like most of Banks's early SF output, was a rewritten version of an earlier book, as he explained in a 1994 interview: "Phlebas was an old one too; it was written just after The Wasp Factory, in 1984. (42 words)

Consider Phlebas In Excession, an overwhelmingly more powerful individual from an extremely advanced civilization is simply passing through on its way from one plane of the physical Reality to another, and there is no real interaction. (36 words)

In Consider Phlebas it is noted that Minds still find humans fascinating, especially their odd ability to sometimes achieve similarly advanced reasoning as their much more complex machine brains. (29 words)

Example sentences (5)

History Consider Phlebas, like most of Banks's early SF output, was a rewritten version of an earlier book, as he explained in a 1994 interview: "Phlebas was an old one too; it was written just after The Wasp Factory, in 1984.

Consider Phlebas In Excession, an overwhelmingly more powerful individual from an extremely advanced civilization is simply passing through on its way from one plane of the physical Reality to another, and there is no real interaction.

During the time of Consider Phlebas, Minds were estimated to number in the several hundreds of thousands.

In Consider Phlebas it is noted that Minds still find humans fascinating, especially their odd ability to sometimes achieve similarly advanced reasoning as their much more complex machine brains.

The drone, Jase, in Consider Phlebas, is described as being constructed before the use of auras, and refuses to be retrofitted with them, preferring to remain inscrutable.

Common combinations with phlebas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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