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

Greater Manchester in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: greater
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.9 words

Words in this phrase

greater manchester

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • greater can mean: comparative form of great: more great Frequent word
  • manchester can mean: A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

greater manchester police gmp 2× a greater manchester fire and 1× bev hughes greater manchester s deputy 1× bury all greater manchester will appear 1× detectives at greater manchester police believe 1× for the greater manchester constituency of 1× future for greater manchester and the 1× ged cooney greater manchester lead for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

greater manchester police 2× a greater manchester 1× a man in 1× according to data 1× after manchester evening 1× anti gang detectives 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dangerous moment 1× across greater manchester 1× and professional action 1× arena bomb attack 1× concerns of staff 1× fights broke out 1×

Context words

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

police 5× mayor 5× fire 4× city 4× burnham 3× bolton 3× bury 3× school 3× evening 3× news 3× saturday 3× centre 3×

Related phrases

manchester city manchester united manchester england manchester airport greater heights greater victoria greater glasgow greater transparency

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

greater heights greater glasgow great western great significance great sand great salt

Just after it in the phrase index:

greater transparency greater victoria greatest challenge greatest hits greatest player greatest weakness

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

greater heights greater victoria greater glasgow greater transparency

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "greater manchester" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as greater manchester police gmp, a greater manchester fire and, police, mayor and fire stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with manchester city, manchester united and manchester england, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with greater manchester

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

Short example sentences

The Mayor for Manchester has started the roll out of his vision for bus transport across Greater Manchester. (18 words)

Anti-gang detectives at Greater Manchester Police 'believe an organised crime group is targeting commercial premises across Greater Manchester and Staffordshire'. (21 words)

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has been accused of jeopardising the start of the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bomb attack. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

We reported earlier how the first Manchester School Uniform Survey from Greater Manchester Equal Start Network shows that families in the city face a postcode lottery when it comes to the cost of high school uniforms. (36 words)

A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “At around 8pm on Saturday, March 23, one fire engine from Bury fire station attended a crash involving one car and an ambulance on Manchester Road, Bury. (36 words)

After Manchester Evening News published the latest footage, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said in a statement: “As I said on Thursday, this is a complicated situation with two sides to it. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The civic line-up included High Sheriff of Greater Manchester Lorraine Worsley-Carter, Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Anti-gang detectives at Greater Manchester Police 'believe an organised crime group is targeting commercial premises across Greater Manchester and Staffordshire'.

Councillor Ged Cooney, Greater Manchester Lead for Housing, said: “Unlocking brownfield land for regeneration is essential to delivering the homes that Greater Manchester needs.

Bev Hughes, Greater Manchester's deputy mayor for policing, crime and fire, said: "I want to praise Greater Manchester's emergency services for their swift and professional action.

Fogarty, from Bolton, Gartside from Rochdale, Rowlands, from Bolton, and Sellers, from Bury, all Greater Manchester, will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on a date yet to be fixed.

The Mayor for Manchester has started the roll out of his vision for bus transport across Greater Manchester.

We reported earlier how the first Manchester School Uniform Survey from Greater Manchester Equal Start Network shows that families in the city face a postcode lottery when it comes to the cost of high school uniforms.

After Manchester Evening News published the latest footage, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said in a statement: “As I said on Thursday, this is a complicated situation with two sides to it.

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A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “At around 8pm on Saturday, March 23, one fire engine from Bury fire station attended a crash involving one car and an ambulance on Manchester Road, Bury.

On Thursday morning, Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham appeared on BBC Radio Manchester to call for calm in the wake of the violence — believing the city-region is facing "a dangerous moment".

Sir Keir Starmer put forward his vision for a future for Greater Manchester and the UK on a visit to the Manchester Evening News.

The disorder in Bolton represented a second day of trouble in Greater Manchester, following disorder in Manchester city centre on Saturday afternoon when fights broke out.

The route provides a link from the boundary of Manchester to Stockport town centre, and is one of the busiest bus routes in Greater Manchester.

According to data released by Public Health England, only two Greater Manchester boroughs are showing an upward trend in coronavirus infections - Oldham and Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Manchester City Council obtained a court order after a party at the house on Harlow Drive, Gorton, on Saturday.

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault after several people were stabbed at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, Greater Manchester Police said.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has been accused of jeopardising the start of the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bomb attack.

Kate Green, the Labour candidate for the Greater Manchester constituency of Stretford and Urmston, urged Nancy Rothwell, Manchester’s vice-chancellor, to “listen to the concerns of staff”.

Manchester Evening News will show the Greater Manchester Marathon online, with the aim of getting thousands of viewers to watch the race.

She was actively involved in The Greater Manchester Community Concerts, establishing a new Parker Varney Elementary School, the Daughters of Fourka, and helped keep the history of Manchester alive for those around her.

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