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Schocking | Schock

Context around Schocking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pretty 1×

Often after:

incidents 1× sic 1×

Sentence patterns with Schocking

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

called a schocking sic alternative 1× some pretty schocking incidents i 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

longford p 72 1×

Common sentence endings:

schocking sic alternative 1× think about them 1×

Words around Schocking

Just before it in the word index:

schock 10 schoch 2 schobert 4 schober 4 schoa 4 scho 7

Just after it in the word index:

schoeberlein 2 schoedsack 9 schoelkopf 2 schoeller 2 schoeman 22 schoen 45

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Schocking

  • In this selection, "schocking" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pretty, incidents and sic stand out and add context to how "schocking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called a schocking sic alternative and some pretty schocking incidents i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "schocking" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with schocking

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

There have been some pretty schocking incidents I have witnessed in my 10 years on island that I still shudder to this day when I think about them. (28 words)

Longford, p. 72; Waller, p. 353 When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "schocking sic alternative". (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Longford, p. 72; Waller, p. 353 When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "schocking sic alternative". (39 words)

There have been some pretty schocking incidents I have witnessed in my 10 years on island that I still shudder to this day when I think about them. (28 words)

Example sentences (2)

There have been some pretty schocking incidents I have witnessed in my 10 years on island that I still shudder to this day when I think about them.

Longford, p. 72; Waller, p. 353 When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "schocking sic alternative".

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