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

Sir John in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sir
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30 words

Words in this phrase

sir john

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sir can mean: A man of a higher rank or position. Frequent word
  • john can mean: A prostitute's client. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

british architect sir john soane in 1× british explorer sir john ross brought 1× charming aristocrat sir john brannox aka 1× committee jic sir john scarlett that 1× culture minister sir john whittingdale told 1× designed by sir john burnet the 1× douglas and sir john will be 1× expert professor sir john curtice said 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among england s 1× aside being expressly 1× ask each student 1× british explorer sir 1× but elections expert 1× canada s first 1×

Common sentence endings:

45 a pound 1× a different answer 1× alzheimer s disease 1× bearing his name 1× early 19th century 1× general election defeat 1×

Context words

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

two 3× first 3× macdonald 3× wife 2× get 2× soane 2× architectural 2× century 2× richard 2× told 2× prime 2× die 2×

Related phrases

john kennedy sir keir saint john pope john sen john john roberts leader sir john lewis john wayne john wick

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around sir:

sir keir 20× leader sir 15× sir bobby 9× sir jeffrey 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sir jeffrey sir david sir bobby sioux falls singles title singles matches

Just after it in the phrase index:

sir keir sister kim sit down site preparation sites read sits down

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sir keir sir bobby sir david sir jeffrey

Same ending:

saint john pope john sen john late john inspector john insider john

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sir john" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as british architect sir john soane in, british explorer sir john ross brought, two, first and macdonald stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with john kennedy, sir keir, saint john, sir keir, leader sir and sir bobby, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sir john

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

Short example sentences

Sir John, whose wife Norma was absent, was seen chatting to Sir Tony’s wife Cherie Blair. (17 words)

Sir John A. Macdonald Public School is closed on Tuesday because of an issue with the heating system. (18 words)

Professor Sir John Hardy defined a generation of research and studied the involvement of amyloid protein in Alzheimer's disease. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Thompson was the second of two Canadian prime ministers to die in office (the first being Sir John A. Macdonald ), and the first of three who did not die in Canada (the other two being Sir Charles Tupper and Richard B. Bennett ). (42 words)

British explorer Sir John Ross brought back samples of red snow from Greenland after his disappointing search for a northwest passage in 1818, setting off a lively debate among Europe’s gentlemen scientists as to what the stuff actually was. (40 words)

He, Sir Douglas and Sir John will be gone by 9.30pm sharp, all of them eager to get a good night’s sleep, as they have so much work to do tomorrow, so many worlds to conquer. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Someone needs to sit on the chair of St. Peter, and to replace Lenny Belardo will be John Malkovich as the charming aristocrat Sir John Brannox, aka Pope John Paul III.

Sir John, whose wife Norma was absent, was seen chatting to Sir Tony’s wife Cherie Blair.

He, Sir Douglas and Sir John will be gone by 9.30pm sharp, all of them eager to get a good night’s sleep, as they have so much work to do tomorrow, so many worlds to conquer.

Sir Herbert Baker 's rebuilding of the Bank, demolishing most of Sir John Soane 's earlier building, was described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as "the greatest architectural crime, in the City of London, of the twentieth century".

Sir Richard told the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), Sir John Scarlett, that they were "on the edge of (a) significant intel breakthrough" which could be the "key to unlock" Iraq's CBW programme.

Thompson was the second of two Canadian prime ministers to die in office (the first being Sir John A. Macdonald ), and the first of three who did not die in Canada (the other two being Sir Charles Tupper and Richard B. Bennett ).

Morgan had also acquired a major part of Sir John Evans 's coin collection, which was later sold to the museum by his son John Pierpont Morgan Junior in 1915.

Sir John Anderson and Ambassador John Winant hammered out a deal with Sengier and the Belgian government in May 1944 for the mine to be reopened and convert of ore to be purchased at $1.45 a pound.

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Very early in the war, on 11 January 1642, the king named the Earl of Newcastle governor of Hull while Parliament nominated Sir John Hotham and asked his son, Captain John Hotham, to secure the town at once.

Among England’s rare Grade 1 listed landmarks, which include Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge, Anyho Park was refurbished by British architect Sir John Soane in the early 19th century.

Aside being expressly favoured by the zoning arrangement, Sir John Ngbede is immensely qualified for the position of the Deputy Governor of the State.

Ask each student in Sir John Franklin High School's debate club why they decided to join, and you'll get a different answer.

British explorer Sir John Ross brought back samples of red snow from Greenland after his disappointing search for a northwest passage in 1818, setting off a lively debate among Europe’s gentlemen scientists as to what the stuff actually was.

But elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the two results were “extremely bad news” for the Conservatives and suggested Mr Sunak was on course for general election defeat.

Canada's first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald has left a complicated legacy, leading to a push to rename schools and other buildings and landmarks bearing his name.

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale told the Commons that it was “not the case the DWP intends to focus on the state pension”.

Designed by Sir John Burnet, the original memorial sustained damages during the 1967-1973 Israeli-Egyptian conflict and was eventually demolished, according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

In 1847, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men disappeared without a trace while searching for the Northwest Passage.

Professor Sir John Hardy defined a generation of research and studied the involvement of amyloid protein in Alzheimer's disease.

Sir John A. Macdonald Public School is closed on Tuesday because of an issue with the heating system.

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