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bailey - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- castle: The large area of grass is within the outer bailey of the castle.
Converse of object
- give: After this the military importance of the castle declined and in 1345 the King gave the two baileys to the city of Norwich.
- surround: The keep towers over the walls surrounding the inner bailey with King's Gate in the center of the picture.
- form: Located within the curtain wall, a series of 12th century buildings forming the inner bailey now exist only at foundation level.
- construct: However, when Sir Walter had the outer bailey constructed, a barbican was added to the exterior of the inner gate.
Adjective modifier
- outer: The large area of grass is within the outer bailey of the castle.
- inner: Today the inner bailey is entered via a bridge over the moat toward the south of the castle.
- low: The lower bailey would have been bordered by a timber palisade with a ditch outside.
- large: The large outer bailey has lodgings, a prison and stables backing onto the curtain.
- old: You can still see where the old bailey used to be.
- walled: It consisted of a massive gatehouse and a walled bailey, approached by a wooden drawbridge.
Modifies a noun
- castle: Motte and bailey castles were built out of weaker wood and builders were limited to the size and height they could go to.
- bridge: The end of the River Derwent for us, the bailey bridge above Broken Bridge.
- ball: On the bailey ball bar is open at 7pm till 1am.
- wall: The bailey wall that exists today was built in 1088 for William II by Gundulf, the bishop of Rochester.
- room: SD: Turn bailey room into chill zone with decorations.
- type: The first building was of the motte and bailey type of structure.
Noun used with modifier
- castle: Situated in the upper part of the castle bailey it has long been a natural market place.
- bill: Bill bailey is as funny in this sitcom as he is in stand up.
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