Sumatra shore; whereas by keeping nearer to Banka than Sumatra, the soundings are very variable, sometimes deep, and sometimes shallow, and mostly foul ground.
The receivers of the stills are of copper, and the worm consists of about nine turns of Banka tin.
We ought to tie him to our banka and drag him along in triumph," suggested Sinang.
Ibarra's little banka was now far away and the swimmer was approaching the shore, distant some thirty yards.
The banka was one of those small, narrow canoes that do not seem to float but rather to glide over the top of the water.
In the other bankafires burned on the clay kalanes for preparing refreshments of tea, coffee, and salabat.
A small banka loaded with zacate stopped at the foot of the landing such as every house on the bank of the river has.
It was accordingly necessary for five of the young men to get over into the other banka to calm the terrified mothers.
At that moment they reached the Pasig and the banka began to ascend the current.
Even the paddles and oars were decorated, while in the more profusely decorated banka were a harp, guitars, accordions, and a trumpet made from a carabao horn.
He thought of returning to Pasig, for his banka was the swifter of the two boats, but unluckily he saw another boat coming from the river and made out the gleam of caps and bayonets of the Civil Guard.
At Malapad-na-bato the carbineer was sleepy and, seeing that the banka was empty and offered no booty which he might seize, according to the traditional usage of his corps and the custom of that post, he easily let them pass on.
Recall that night when I talked to you in this same banka under the light of this same moon, not a month ago.
From May to August, the period of the south-east monsoon, the climate of Banka is dry and hot; but the mean annual rainfall reaches 120 in.
Banka is principally noted for the production of this mineral, which was discovered here in 1710 and is a government monopoly.
On the east, the broader, island-studded Gaspar Strait separates Banka from Billiton.
Only, beware; for before you reach the castle on the Banka fearful things will happen.
And the bridal pair lived happily in the castle on the Banka till they died.
In the cave on the Banka Hill lives a Dano, whose name either no one knows or dares to tell.
There are two haunted caves in the Mircha andBanka Hills in Sarguja.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "banka" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
