Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campese 's decision robbed 60,000 in the stadium , and countless millions around the world , of what would have been one of the most intense and fascinating finales to the World Cup , with England only three points behind , their heads up and winning score in sight . |
| 2 | A brain scan showed extensive bleeding around the brain , and the specialists concluded that Guy had been suffering from internal bleeding since his accident on the previous day . |
| 3 | Item — Alexander III was well-known for his mad galloping around the countryside in pursuit of some lady . |
| 4 | The whole family and Christian crowded around the young gipsy , congratulating him as though he had just achieved some major feat . |
| 5 | With a rattlesnake bite there is massive swelling around the bitten part with the flesh turning blue , green , purple or black , with livid blotches and blisters , and this gradually spreads throughout most of the body , affecting the heart and eventually stopping its action . |
| 6 | There are many other relics of the past evident around the house and gardens , including a quaint turret on the terrace : it contains a bell which was rung to call parties from the gardens and riverside at meal times . |
| 7 | Her neck had been broken , there was bruising around the throat that suggested strangulation and blue-black bruising around the lips , that suggested poison had been forced between them . |