Below you will find example sentences with "british citizen". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

British Citizen in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: citizen
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26 words

Words in this phrase

british citizen

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • british can mean: The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain. Common word
  • citizen can mean: A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

accused a british citizen who worked 1× activist and british citizen jimmy lai 1× and a british citizen or qualifying 1× and troubled british citizen named zafar 1× are a british citizen or a 1× as a british citizen 1× become a british citizen 12 years 1× being a british citizen he declined 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man who 1× among those reported 1× anyone aged 18 1× appearing on sky 1× british citizen passport 1× described by colleagues 1×

Common sentence endings:

a british citizen 2× a political party 1× agent in salisbury 1× being held hostage 1× days are up 1× declares himself king 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

news 3× long 2× qualifying 2× commonwealth 2× republic 2× ireland 2× israel 2× government 2× able 2× russian 2× ukraine 2× year 2×

Related phrases

british columbia british english british government british prime american citizen british empire british fleet british airways british museum canadian citizen

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around citizen:

american citizen 10× canadian citizen 7× senior citizen 7× become citizen 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

british airways brings people bringing together brilliant goal bright spot bright red

Just after it in the phrase index:

british columbia british empire british english british fleet british government british museum

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

british columbia british english british government british prime british empire british fleet

Same ending:

american citizen canadian citizen senior citizen become citizen

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "british citizen" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as accused a british citizen who worked, activist and british citizen jimmy lai, news, long and qualifying stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with british columbia, british english, british government, american citizen, canadian citizen and senior citizen, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with british citizen

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Is Mohamed Al Fayed A British citizen? (7 words)

And when he realizes he’s the last surviving British citizen, he declares himself King. (15 words)

British Citizen passport holders will be able to continue to live, work and study in the EU. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Nasser Alshanti, an academic from Manchester, told BBC News his pregnant daughter Yosra is effectively "stuck" in Egypt because her husband isn't a British citizen, and are worried they won't be able to leave before the three days are up. (42 words)

In In the Light of What We Know, a novel by the British Bangladeshi author Zia Haider Rahman, the protagonist, an enigmatic and troubled British citizen named Zafar, is envious of the narrator, who is American. (36 words)

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely confirmed that a British citizen "is in Gaza" following kidnappings by Hamas in Israel, but did not clarify if they were being held hostage. (35 words)

Question examples

Is Mohamed Al Fayed A British citizen? (7 words)

Example sentences (20)

Anyone aged 18 or over can vote, as long as they are registered and a British citizen or qualifying citizen of the Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland.

Most people over 18 on polling day can stand as a candidate - as long as they are a British citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizen resident in the UK.

In In the Light of What We Know, a novel by the British Bangladeshi author Zia Haider Rahman, the protagonist, an enigmatic and troubled British citizen named Zafar, is envious of the narrator, who is American.

Among those reported as missing is Jake Marlowe — a British citizen who was attending a music festival in the south of Israel.

And when he realizes he’s the last surviving British citizen, he declares himself King.

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely confirmed that a British citizen "is in Gaza" following kidnappings by Hamas in Israel, but did not clarify if they were being held hostage.

Is Mohamed Al Fayed A British citizen?

Jussab contends that, despite being a British citizen, he declined Batatawala’s repeated requests to engage his business in government supply contracts.

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Nasser Alshanti, an academic from Manchester, told BBC News his pregnant daughter Yosra is effectively "stuck" in Egypt because her husband isn't a British citizen, and are worried they won't be able to leave before the three days are up.

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have accused a British citizen who worked as an international conflict monitor of spying for Ukraine, a Russian news agency said on Friday.

The British Citizen Award is now in its ninth year and recognises exceptional individuals who positively impact their communities.

A man who remember was involved in the murder of a British citizen, Dawn Sturgess, with deployment of nerve agent in Salisbury.

Appearing on Sky News, Mr McFadden also faced questions over whether the UK would allow Assad's wife Asma, who is a British citizen, to return to the UK.

Securing the release of pro-democracy activist and British citizen Jimmy Lai from a Hong Kong prison is a "priority" for the government, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Smith, a dual U.S.- British citizen, was ordered detained after prosecutors raised concerns that he might flee the country.

The female investigating judge said: 'In reference to the British citizen Jay Slater, he autopsy with full identification of the body and the causes of death will take time, because the body was very deteriorated.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman insisted Mr Abd El-Fattah is being treated as a British citizen.

They added: “Ms Lubov Chernukhin has lived in Britain for many years and is a British citizen, which gives her the democratic and legal right to donate to a political party.

British Citizen passport holders will be able to continue to live, work and study in the EU.

Described by colleagues as “a treasured nurse” whose dedication and compassion were “second to none”, 54-year-old Zuniga had just become a British citizen, 12 years after moving from the Philippines.

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