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

British Pound in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: pound
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.3 words

Words in this phrase

british pound

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • british can mean: The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain. Common word
  • pound can mean: A unit of weight in various measurement systems. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 4 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

the british pound fell to 2× against the british pound 1× against the british pound in 1992 1× and the british pound sterling 1× british pound us dollar 1× chinese renminbi british pound swiss franc 1× even the british pound which dropped 1× of one british pound or roughly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the british pound 6× a hawkish boe 1× and finally the 1× australians travelling overseas 1× british guiana used 1× british pound us 1×

Common sentence endings:

the british pound 3× 1 20 dollars 1× and the euro 1× british pound sterling 1× calm on thursday 1× could be changing 1×

Context words

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

dollar 7× bank 4× sterling 4× year 4× week 4× euro 3× fell 3× close 2× system 2× currency 2× based 2× continue 2×

Related phrases

british columbia per pound british english british government british prime british empire british fleet british airways british citizen british museum

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around pound:

per pound 17×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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

Just after it in the phrase index:

british prime british royal broad daylight broad range broad spectrum broad street

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

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

Same ending:

per pound

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "british pound" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 22.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the british pound fell to, against the british pound, dollar, bank and sterling stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with british columbia, per pound, british english and per pound, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with british pound

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

Short example sentences

The British pound is calm on Thursday. (7 words)

The British pound has extended its losses on Thursday. (9 words)

A hawkish BoE should continue to support the British pound. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The British pound fell to more than a two-week low of $1.3068 ahead of a slew of economic data this week that could shape expectations around the Bank of England's policy moves this year. (37 words)

That said, the lesson to learn is this: fiat money—be it US dollar, euro, Chinese renminbi, British pound, Swiss franc, etc.—will most likely continue to lose its purchasing power over time. (33 words)

In London, the government arranged the sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK, the California bank’s British arm, for the nominal sum of one British pound, or roughly 1.20 dollars. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

In London, the government arranged the sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK, the California bank’s British arm, for the nominal sum of one British pound, or roughly 1.20 dollars.

The British pound rose even though the office of British Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed reports the country is close to reaching a divorce agreement with the European Union.

British Guiana used dollar accounts for the purpose of assisting in the transition from the Dutch guilder system of currency to the British pound sterling system.

Thus Britain had both a formal Empire based on British rule and an informal one based on the British pound.

A hawkish BoE should continue to support the British pound.

Australians travelling overseas are set to be badly affected, with the Australian dollar also already at three-year lows against the euro and the British pound sterling.

Even the British pound, which dropped more than 10% last year, was expected to claw back around half of those losses in 12 months.

It decided to change the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the British Pound Sterling to that of King Charles III, her son who had succeeded her.

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The British pound has extended its losses on Thursday.

The British pound is calm on Thursday.

The British pound’s rise to a one-year high against the US dollar last week is another sign that GBP/USD’s medium-term fortunes could be changing.

UK inflation was lower than expected in November and the surprising release has sent the British pound lower today.

And finally, the Jamaican dollar gained $1.01 and will open trading this morning selling for an average $198.36 against the British pound.

Data from the Central Bank show that the value of the Nigerian naira fell sharply versus the British pound sterling in the official window.

The British pound fell to more than a two-week low of $1.3068 ahead of a slew of economic data this week that could shape expectations around the Bank of England's policy moves this year.

Their most celebrated bet was against the British pound in 1992.

The world’s highest-value currency has been revealed and it’s not what you might expect - with the British pound ranking in sixth place.

British pound-US dollar reversed from the 1.14 recent support, rising to 1.2450 before the weekend close.

That said, the lesson to learn is this: fiat money—be it US dollar, euro, Chinese renminbi, British pound, Swiss franc, etc.—will most likely continue to lose its purchasing power over time.

The British pound fell to six-week lows against both the dollar and the euro.

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