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Thorney in a sentence

Thorney meaning

  1. A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479).
  2. A village and civil parish in the city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2804).
  3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8573).

Using Thorney

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479). | A village and civil parish in the city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2804). | A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8573).
  • In the example corpus, thorney often appears in combinations such as: the thorney, thorney close, eye thorney.

Context around Thorney

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eye 2× road 1× case 1×

Often after:

close 2× bridge 1× residents 1× newborough 1× bay 1× eco 1× library 1× island 1× peterborough 1×

Sentence patterns with Thorney

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

army on thorney island its 1× at the thorney close youth 1× conservatives eye thorney and newborough 1× lock at thorney 1× on the thorney bridge close 1× refoundations at thorney peterborough and 1× springwell and thorney close over 1× station road thorney 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a47 ebc between 1× it replaced a 1× locks were planned 1× on one occasion 1× the councillor was 1× the giant inflatable 1×

Common sentence endings:

among other places 1× and a lock 1× boat she added 1× care in eye 1× existing wind turbines 1× fete in 1974 1×

Words around Thorney

Just before it in the word index:

thorner 2 thornell 3 thorne 160 thorndyke 5 thorndike 26 thornden 3

Just after it in the word index:

thornfield 9 thorngrove 2 thornhill 67 thornier 6 thorniest 10 thorniley 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Thorney

  • In this selection, "thorney" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eye, road, case, close, bridge and residents stand out and add context to how "thorney" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include army on thorney island its and at the thorney close youth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thorney" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thorney

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

A47 EBC between the Causeway and Station Road Thorney. (9 words)

Thorney library is in the same boat, she added. (9 words)

Locks were planned at Stanmoor, Langport, and Muchelney, with a half-lock at Thorney. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

It replaced a footbridge in 1829 or 1830. citation At Muchelney the Westover Bridge carries a minor road over the river, and another minor road crosses on the Thorney Bridge close to the Thorney (or silent) Mill and a lock. (40 words)

Among them was Cllr Steve Allen (Conservatives, Eye, Thorney and Newborough) who said it was “heartbreaking” to witness the “mounting devastation” in Gaza, but added that he “cannot see the worth of letters from this chamber or the city council”. (40 words)

On one occasion a division on Service went home in the middle of blockading a Danish army on Thorney Island, its provisions consumed and its term expired, before the king came to relieve them. (34 words)

Example sentences (13)

It replaced a footbridge in 1829 or 1830. citation At Muchelney the Westover Bridge carries a minor road over the river, and another minor road crosses on the Thorney Bridge close to the Thorney (or silent) Mill and a lock.

A47 EBC between the Causeway and Station Road Thorney.

It has been an honour to be local councillor for Grindon, Hastings Hill, Springwell and Thorney Close over the past few years.

The councillor was keen to highlight the fact that many Thorney residents use the 36 bus to access medical care in Eye.

They said: “We investigated the proposal that sought to transfer the Fletton & Woodston ward to the Peterborough constituency, and the Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward to the North West Cambridgeshire constituency.

Among them was Cllr Steve Allen (Conservatives, Eye, Thorney and Newborough) who said it was “heartbreaking” to witness the “mounting devastation” in Gaza, but added that he “cannot see the worth of letters from this chamber or the city council”.

If that's the case, Thorney Bay in Canvey Island could be just the ticket.

The giant inflatable was a definite winner at the Thorney Close Youth Club summer fete in 1974.

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The solar farm and battery energy storage system called Thorney Eco Hub is planned for a rural site near existing wind turbines.

Thorney library is in the same boat, she added.

Locks were planned at Stanmoor, Langport, and Muchelney, with a half-lock at Thorney.

On one occasion a division on Service went home in the middle of blockading a Danish army on Thorney Island, its provisions consumed and its term expired, before the king came to relieve them.

This happened first at the Old Minster in Winchester, before the reformers built new foundations and refoundations at Thorney, Peterborough, and Ely, among other places.

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Common combinations with thorney

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thorney" in a sentence?
An example: "It replaced a footbridge in 1829 or 1830. citation At Muchelney the Westover Bridge carries a minor road over the river, and another minor road crosses on the Thorney Bridge close to the Thorney (or silent) Mill and a lock." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thorney" from authentic English texts.
What does "thorney" mean?
Thorney means: A hamlet in Iver parish, south Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0479).
How many example sentences with "thorney" are there?
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