How to use "church" in a sentence

When Sarah Lewis passed Christ Church near Dorset Street, the church clock struck 2.30

But they did not come out, so he went away as the church clock struck three o'clock.

He shook his fist at the church and then, cold and hungry, he lay down on a stone bench by the doorway.

One evening, towards the end of winter, Valjean gave some money to a beggar sitting under a streetlamp outside a church

The next evening he returned to the steetlamp outside the church

But, as the church bells of the city struck eleven o'clock, something made him look back

'Ah, this is for the old man who goes to church every day

'The old man who goes to church

I saw him with his daughter in the church, and gave him the letter

He was a strong supporter of the Catholic church and the aristocracy, and he took away the freedoms that Napoleon had given the ordinary citizens

All previous unhappiness was forgotten as they kissed in the church, watched proudly by M

Most importantly, though, he watches the church.

His own parish church, the church of his childhood, Saint Anthony's.

No, the only thing that is important is something that the church can offer him right now

And so he waits, and the evening becomes darker, and he thinks that there are now only one or two people left in the small old church

So he crosses the road slowly and casually, walks up the stone steps of the church and looks around once more before he pushes open the wooden doors and goes inside.

He pauses for a moment to try and remember what he has to do next, but then the door to the church opens again, and three women enter

Can you do that? Can you help me hide here in the church?"

And this time the silence is heavy and tense, and Barry can hear the voices of the women as they leave the church

I'm going to go close the church, then maybe I can find you that bit of food and some other clothes."

Thank you! You know, I'm sure there's a bit of spare money for the church

And before Barry Brennan begins to shout and scream to the empty church, he hears the soft voice one more time.

And there is no one in the church to hear those.

In the distance the church towers, cathedral and university buildings of the city of Oxford are all visible

And all the time, the real Mrs de Winter, with her smile and her lovely face is lying cold and dead in the church.'

'The woman buried in the church is not Rebecca

Then they will remember that other body in the church

I'm going down to the church now

I'm meeting Frank and Colonel Julyan at the church.' He left the room quickly and then I heard the sound of his car driving away.

I thought about the church where Rebecca was being buried at last.

It might be wise, however, to go to church on Sunday

She hadn't been to church in a long time

Mrs Price Ridley, a member of my church, had put a pound note in the collection bag

Later, when she was reading the amount collected on the church notice board, she saw that no pound note had been received

There were very few people that evening at the Wednesday church service, but afterwards, as I left, I saw a woman standing and looking up at one of our coloured-glass windows

On Thursday, I was leaving the church and going home for lunch when I met Colonel Protheroe.

She heard the church clock just after she had shown him into the study

It is very painful for me to name a priest of your church

There was that church money that disappeared

She and Dennis had heard that Mrs Price Ridley had been gossiping about the vicar and the church money

I rushed out onto the grass and saw the tops of the trees around the Oriental College burst into smoky red flame, and the tower of the little church beside it slide down into ruins

I heard a church strike midnight, and then I saw Maybury Hill, with its tree-tops and roofs black and sharp against the red sky.

It hit a church tower, knocking it down, then moved on and fell into the river out of sight.

The church! We rebuilt it only three years ago

'Only this morning I was in charge of the church service -'

The sound of drums came from the army base in Albany Street and bells were ringing in every church

The bells of the local church rang loudly, a carelessly-driven cart smashed, and people screamed and swore

A man later told me that he had watched from a church roof as the smoke filled his village

When we visited the town of Marlow, it smelled of paraffin, too! Even the church of Marlow smelled of paraffin

At Hampton, Harris wanted to stop the boat and have a look at the church

I saw him looking at the church, as we passed near it, so I moved the boat suddenly, and Harris's cap fell into the water

Fortunately, he was worried about his wet cap and forgot about the church.

What use is a sister, if you can't have a talk with her? And what would their parents say if they were alive? They were good church-goers

I went to the village church and spoke to the parish clerk.

'Please can I see the register of marriages in this church for the years just before 1804?' I asked.

I followed the parish clerk into the vestry, a small building attached to the church

As I ran back towards the church, I saw flames against the evening sky

There is also a Spanish church called a mission