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

Northern Ireland in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: northern
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 120
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.8 words

Words in this phrase

northern ireland

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • northern can mean: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly. Common word
  • ireland can mean: A large island in northwestern Europe. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

all of northern ireland s major 1× and its northern ireland territory in 1× apply to northern ireland with the 1× britain and northern ireland 1× charity in northern ireland fighting for 1× conflict in northern ireland 1× councillors regulations northern ireland 2019 1× districts of northern ireland main northern 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the northern ireland 2× asthma lung uk 1× councillors are eligible 1× england main northern 1× in northern ireland 1× meanwhile there is 1×

Common sentence endings:

in northern ireland 2× 2021 and 2025 1× an eu member 1× and northern ireland 1× and northern midlands 1× for northern ireland 1×

Context words

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

government 6× wales 5× trade 5× england 4× scotland 4× parties 4× main 3× republic 3× britain 3× political 3× districts 2× attorney 2×

Related phrases

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Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around northern:

northern england 18× northern ontario 11× across northern 7× northern hemisphere 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

northern hemisphere northern gaza northern england northern colorado northern cape northern california

Just after it in the phrase index:

northern italy northern lights northern occupied northern ontario northern region northern syria

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

northern england northern gaza northern cape northern syria northern colorado northern italy

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "northern ireland" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as all of northern ireland s major, and its northern ireland territory in, government, wales and trade stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with northern england, northern gaza, northern cape, northern england, northern ontario and across northern, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with northern ireland

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

Short example sentences

England main Northern Ireland Districts of Northern Ireland main Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts for local government purposes. (20 words)

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are also playing today – Wales meeting Ireland, Northern Ireland facing Austria and Scotland taking on Slovakia. (21 words)

Meanwhile, there is also a third weather warning for ice across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England, northern Wales, and northern Midlands. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Mr Varadkar acknowledged that time will now need to be taken for the parties in Northern Ireland to review the detail of the Framework – which offers a new green lane to ensure the free-flow in trade of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland. (44 words)

The United Kingdom says it must break the divorce deal provisions on Ireland and Northern Ireland to allow England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to trade freely with each other if there is no post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. (41 words)

In a later statement, the Northern Ireland Office said: “The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is clear that any change to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland would require the consent of a majority of its people. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

England main Northern Ireland Districts of Northern Ireland main Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts for local government purposes.

Northern Ireland main Since the prorogation of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1972, the Attorney General for England and Wales was also Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

But it will not extend and apply to Northern Ireland, with the UK Government saying this is to ensure Northern Ireland farmers have unfettered access to the UK and Republic of Ireland markets.

That protocol requires checks on goods between Britain and its Northern Ireland territory in the interest of maintaining economic integrity between Northern Ireland and Ireland, an EU member.

The United Kingdom says it must break the divorce deal provisions on Ireland and Northern Ireland to allow England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to trade freely with each other if there is no post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are also playing today – Wales meeting Ireland, Northern Ireland facing Austria and Scotland taking on Slovakia.

In Northern Ireland, the DUP fear that the backstop could make the Irish Sea a de facto hard border between the UK and the island of Ireland, further isolating Northern Ireland.

This would create two borders: One between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and one between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, for any trade taking place between the two between 2021 and 2025.

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The Northern Ireland Peace Process has led to a number of unusual arrangements between the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, there is also a third weather warning for ice across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England, northern Wales, and northern Midlands.

Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland is a charity in Northern Ireland fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs.

Councillors are eligible for a basic allowance set by the Department for Communities under the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.

In a later statement, the Northern Ireland Office said: “The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is clear that any change to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland would require the consent of a majority of its people.

Mr Sunak told broadcasters in Downing Street: “Today I had positive conversations with political parties in Northern Ireland about our ongoing discussions to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Mr Varadkar acknowledged that time will now need to be taken for the parties in Northern Ireland to review the detail of the Framework – which offers a new green lane to ensure the free-flow in trade of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland has been without devolved government since February 2022, when the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) withdrew support as part of its boycott of post-Brexit rules overseeing trade in and out of Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said it is now the time for decisions to be made on the restoration of powersharing in Northern Ireland.

The attack on police officer John Caldwell in February shocked Northern Ireland, where the police remain the target of sporadic violence after being regularly targeted during the three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.

The controversial Northern Ireland Legacy legislation has the rare distinction of being opposed by all of Northern Ireland’s major political parties.

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act received royal assent on Monday despite widespread opposition from political parties, victims’ organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government.

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