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Raby in a sentence

Raby meaning

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Holme East Waver parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY1851).
  3. A locality around Raby Castle in Raby with Keverstone parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1222).

Using Raby

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A hamlet in Holme East Waver parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY1851). | A locality around Raby Castle in Raby with Keverstone parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1222).
  • In the example corpus, raby often appears in combinations such as: raby castle, at raby, of raby.

Context around Raby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

peter 1×

Often after:

1997 6× castle 5× road 3× estates 1× disney 1× 1988 1×

Sentence patterns with Raby

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

41 of raby road hartlepool 2× earnest in raby p ed 2× 404 peter raby said these 1× manager at raby castle said 1× manager at raby estates said 1× raby 1988 120 1× raby 1997 109 1× raby 1997 111 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jackson r the 2× james elliott 41 2× alan mckerchar general 1× ellmann 1988 404 1× lady barnard who 1× raby 1988 120 1×

Common sentence endings:

a new form 1× and disintegrating force 1× by two people 1× durham christmas calendar 1× entered no plea 1× exciting to see 1×

Words around Raby

Just before it in the word index:

rabushka 3 rabum 2 rabuka 31 rabu 2 rabten 2 rabstan 2

Just after it in the word index:

rac 96 racal 6 racanelli 4 racc 2 racco 2 racconti 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 29 aarey 29 aberdare 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 actuaries 29

Corpus analysis for Raby

  • In this selection, "raby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, peter, 1997, castle and road stand out and add context to how "raby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 41 of raby road hartlepool and earnest in raby p ed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "raby" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with raby

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Raby (1997:109) By the end fact and fiction have melded together. (12 words)

Raby (1997:9) Lord Alfred Douglas wrote two books about his relationship with Wilde. (14 words)

James Elliott, 41, of Raby Road, Hartlepool, was remanded in custody and entered no plea. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Ellmann (1988:404) Peter Raby said these essentially English plays were well-pitched, "Wilde, with one eye on the dramatic genius of Ibsen, and the other on the commercial competition in London's West End, targeted his audience with adroit precision". (41 words)

Sophie Brown, sales and events manager at Raby Estates, said: “We’re always eager to give people a reason to return to Raby Castle and we think these two new events are real gems in the County Durham Christmas calendar. (40 words)

Lady Barnard, who resides at Raby Castle and has had a core part in the re-development, said: "I can't believe we have got from our drawings to real life - it is incredible and really exciting to see. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Alan McKerchar, general manager at Raby Castle, said: "I am immensely proud of our incredible team and their unwavering dedication each and every day to create a memorable experience for all of our visitors to Raby Castle.

Sophie Brown, sales and events manager at Raby Estates, said: “We’re always eager to give people a reason to return to Raby Castle and we think these two new events are real gems in the County Durham Christmas calendar.

Redesign work at Raby Castle, in County Durham, including the ambitious development programme known as ‘The Rising’ is now nearing completion.

James Elliott, 41, of Raby Road, Hartlepool, was remanded in custody and entered no plea.

James Elliott, 41, of Raby Road, Hartlepool, was with him in the dock, charged with violent disorder.

Lady Barnard, who resides at Raby Castle and has had a core part in the re-development, said: "I can't believe we have got from our drawings to real life - it is incredible and really exciting to see.

The hoody-wearing male was in Raby Road, Hartlepool at around 10.30pm on Friday, September 6, when he was approached from behind and attacked by two people.

Raby said he has yet to speak to his granddaughter since her medal-winning performance.

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Ellmann (1988:404) Peter Raby said these essentially English plays were well-pitched, "Wilde, with one eye on the dramatic genius of Ibsen, and the other on the commercial competition in London's West End, targeted his audience with adroit precision".

Jackson, R. "The Importance of Being Earnest" in Raby, P. (Ed.) (1997:161) During rehearsal Alexander requested that Wilde shorten the play from four acts to three, which the author did.

Jackson, R. "The Importance of Being Earnest" in Raby, P. (Ed.) (1997:165) Wilde's professional success was mirrored by an escalation in his feud with Queensberry.

Raby (1988:120) Many names and ideas in the play were borrowed from people or places the author had known; Lady Queensberry, Lord Alfred Douglas 's mother, for example, lived at Bracknell.

Raby (1997:109) By the end fact and fiction have melded together.

Raby (1997:111) Wilde claimed the plot was "an idea that is as old as the history of literature but to which I have given a new form".

Raby 1997:169) In Victorian times earnestness was considered to be the over-riding societal value, originating in religious attempts to reform the lower classes, it spread to the upper ones too throughout the century.

Raby (1997:170) In contrast to her encyclopaedic knowledge of the social distinctions of London's street names, Jack's obscure parentage is subtly evoked.

Raby (1997:98) Wilde was concerned about the effect of moralising on art, he believed in art's redemptive, developmental powers: "Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.

Raby (1997:9) Lord Alfred Douglas wrote two books about his relationship with Wilde.

Raby p. 148. An illustration from The Malay Archipelago depicts the flying frog Wallace discovered.

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Common combinations with raby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Raby means: A surname.
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