Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] around [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my blunderings around Enniskillen , I may have inadvertently done some harm , as foreigners do in Communist lands by innocently befriending natives who are then shadowed by the secret police and later imprisoned or shot . |
| 2 | ‘ For the past few years I have built my life around rugby and I am happy to go on doing that until I ca n't go any further in the game ’ , he said . |
| 3 | Displaying his sense of humour , McKenzie quipped : ‘ I think I 've had my arms around Phil more often than I 've had them around my fiancee ’ . |
| 4 | My husband died 11 years ago and I built my world around Louis . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know my way around Beirut . ’ |
| 6 | Bearing in mind that I 'm still finding my way around Symphony , I fear that every next step might lock the processor . |
| 7 | If I can navigate my way around Heathrow airport , I can get to downtown Venice . ’ |
| 8 | Where did I put my bag around school ? |
| 9 | As we march up the grass towards the motel building I put my arm around Laverne , who knows he 's in for it . |
| 10 | One notable sequel reported in the Sunday Times of 6 January was a demonstration mounted by a number of Saudi women , not normally allowed to drive , who sent away their drivers and drove their cars around Riyadh . |
| 11 | For those who 've taken the decision to turn their lives around prevention is n't always better than cure . |
| 12 | They use four pumping stations and move their equipment around Whiteface Mountain to make maximum use of 60 snowmaking guns . |
| 13 | There is no doubt that individuals tend to structure their day around routines of meals , personal hygiene , leisure , work , etc . |
| 14 | In contrast , female clownfish lay their eggs around sea anemones which they subsequently help to defend . |
| 15 | The band were last seen flogging their wares around Europe , with no less than ex-Angelic Upstarts drummer ‘ Stix ’ behind the kit , former drummer Nigel having scarpered when the going got rough . |
| 16 | The band were last seen flogging their wares around Europe , with no less than ex-Angelic Upstarts drummer ‘ Stix ’ behind the kit , former drummer Nigel having scarpered when the going got rough . |
| 17 | While these could be used on the Promenade , their length and awkward entrances precluded their use around town . |
| 18 | Broadcast their newness around airport lounges by squeaking and creaking but never , ever slipping ( God forbid that those hi-grip soles should fail you ) around the polished floor . |
| 19 | Charles 's avoidance of battle denied the English their chance of victory , but he could not succeed in driving the English out of their strongholds around Calais and Bordeaux which they had the will and the resources to defend . |
| 20 | Holden ( 1983 ) followed mothers and their toddlers around supermarkets to see how mothers use different strategies to avoid behaviour problems . |
| 21 | Marguerite flung her arms around Jenna and hugged her . |
| 22 | She put her arms around Scathach and he tugged her hard to his body . |
| 23 | She tried to put her arms around Anne , but could not . |
| 24 | MAGIC MOMENT : Little Jessica throws her arms around Princess Diana |
| 25 | ‘ Never mind the cold , ’ said Comfort , putting her arms around Julia and laying her smooth cool cheek against Julia 's hot one . |
| 26 | ‘ OK , ’ said Jay , wrapping her arms around Lucy , suddenly so tiny , ‘ I 'll tell you . |
| 27 | She put her arms around Erik 's neck , and kissed him — kissed him slowly and lovingly on his ugly mouth . |
| 28 | She sprang out and raced across with her boundless energy to fling her arms around Alain and hug him close . |
| 29 | She barged past police , threw her arms around Diana 's neck and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 30 | She threw her arms around Piers where he was sitting at the breakfast table , and nipped his neck with her teeth . |