bank - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • river: There is walking direct from the door, with paths weaving through fells or meandering along the banks of the river.

Converse of object

  • rob: A Taiwan police officer tried to rob a bank with a toy gun.

Adjective modifier

  • central: The Swiss National bank is another central bank to have greatly reduced its dollar ratio in recent years.
  • steep: To get back home was a task in itself up a nice steep bank.
  • south: Situated on south bank very near the dam wall.
  • north: Cross to the north bank at Shaw's Bridge.
  • east: Thumby planned for his family a fairly large three-storey home to be some 200 feet from the east bank of the river.
  • piggy: Take the " piggy bank " search for example.

Modifies a noun

  • account: Transfer the money to our bank account via bank transfer from your bank account or by visiting any branch of Barclays Bank.
  • holiday: Next year an extra bank holiday is already planned to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
  • statement: I have now received a bank statement showing our final balance.
  • robber: Burglars, street criminals, bank robbers and psychotics like Hamilton will take no notice.
  • balance: The bank balance at 31 December 1999 was £ 3.0 million.
  • loan: Last year, he said, 76 percent of all bank loans in Shanghai were in real estate.

Noun used with modifier

  • river: A few of the old mill cottages still survive but the ones on the river bank have long gone.
  • clearing: Please note that the College only accepts checks drawn on a UK clearing bank, sterling drafts or postal orders.
  • investment: He works for an investment bank in London at Canary Wharf.
  • recycling: Also has search function to find your nearest oil recycling bank.
  • shingle: The river seems to have flowed close to the shore but was separated from it by great shingle banks.
  • street: High street banks say many students have to supplement their state loans with commercial ones in order to meet their living costs.

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