british soldier

collocation in English

meaningsofBritishandsoldier

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british
adjective
uk
/ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/us
/ˈbrɪt̬.ɪʃ/
belonging to or relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofbritishandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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British soldiers enforced this mass of evictions, and came to blows with the inhabitants.
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British soldiers are obliged to obey their orders in whichever country they may be, whatever the circumstances may be.
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British soldiers, my neighbours and members of other communities would otherwise be dead.
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British soldiers discharged at this time would receive no pension until they reached the age of 60.
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British soldiers, sailors and airmen have carried out a difficult operation bravely and skilfully, and, despite everything that has been said, mercifully.
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British soldiers, sailors and airmen do not need to prove every five minutes their valour and capacity.
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British soldiers have been sent in to keep the peace.
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British soldiers have proved themselves particularly good at peacekeeping.
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British soldiers have no option in the matter while serving on their first engagement.
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British soldiers, of course, are always able to give a good account of themselves.
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British soldiers and sailors might be treated as well as convicts and other prisoners.
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British soldiers in certain circumstances may also be deprived of their rights and, furthermore, civilians may be deprived of their rights.
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British soldiers would fire volleys in the general direction of the enemy, by ranks.
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British soldiers had preferential access to scarce resources such as housing, water, fresh and frozen meat, free medical care, and their own hospital.
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British soldiers announced the curfew through loudspeakers on the ground and in helicopters.
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British soldiers also helped capture strategically important territories, allowing the empire to expand.
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British soldiers stripped the sides from dozens of coal trucks transforming them into flat cars for armoured vehicles and tanks that would be sent southwards.
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British soldiers made numerous churches for their own worship.
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British soldiers were involved every day in intense fire-fights that lasted from a few minutes to four hours at a range as close as 30 metres.
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