Example sentences of "france in a " in BNC.

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1 The opportunity for unification came in 1859 when the Kingdom of Sardinia — the island of Sardinia itself , together with Piedmont , Savoy and territory around Nice — sided with France in a war against Austria .
2 An ancestor had been to the crusades , another had captured Harry Hotspur at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 , and a Count Montgomerie had accidentally killed King Henry II of France in a jousting contest .
3 Now she wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge , tend to her beloved garden in Kennebunkport and read to her own grandchildren , instead of other people 's .
4 ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night .
5 CHARTBUSTERS Was ( Not Was ) wo n't return to France in a hurry after touring for a few miserable days .
6 In the context of what Canada achieved — solid victories over Fiji and Romania , a six-point loss to France in a game that most Canadians feel could just as well have provided another win , and , finally , defeat by New Zealand and a heart-stirring two-try finish — Birtwell and his squad have good reason to be satisfied .
7 For Modigliani it was important for his work to be seen outside France in an international setting .
8 Germany was reported on Oct. 15 to have agreed to co-operate with France in an attempt to sell tanks worth US$300 million to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) in competition with UK and US tank manufacturers .
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