Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also saw the need to rewrite roles around the talents of the actors , as he did for Crawford , but there were limits to what he could do to make the most of the story for the cinema . |
| 2 | The programme experimented with a variety of formats and timings to find ways around the constraints on staff time . |
| 3 | She was not quite tall enough to reach things around the kitchen , but she kept a small box in the outhouse which she brought in and stood on in order to get whatever she wanted . |
| 4 | I applaud the decision of my local council to install cameras around the centre . |
| 5 | Helped by local artist Sian Parry , they have been using their artistic talents to brighten hoardings around the site of Llandudno 's £4m arts , leisure and convention centre complex , with paintings inspired by the sea , fairy tales and the story of Alice in Wonderland . |
| 6 | I am sure that the right way forward in these matters is to discuss differences around the table for however long it takes , reach an agreement if that is possible , and act on it if we can . |
| 7 | Some owners are distressed to discover that , after months or years of ‘ clean ’ behaviour , their pet cats start to leave messes around the house . |
| 8 | She tries to get me to do things around the house , like changing light bulbs and things like that . |
| 9 | The Ring of Eight was originally founded to dance at Christchurch Folk Festival but as well as dancing at festivals we also travel to craft fairs around the South of England and perform locally for the National Trust and other charities . |
| 10 | This is not the much-touted ‘ end of history ’ that we are witnessing ; it is merely the end of the American ability to control events around the world . |
| 11 | This approach enabled us to evaluate UOS function under standard conditions with adequate control for the influence of level of arousal , and also provided the opportunity to analyse events around the time of occurrence of spontaneous episodes of gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 12 | ‘ In Europe we tend to hit our irons better than the average American but we tend to lose shots around the greens . |
| 13 | But look , ’ — David was beginning to spray ideas around the small office in his enthusiasm — ‘ Peru has a rich sea but no advanced fishing vessel and yet a medium-sized ship can net ten million dollars of fish in one year ! ’ |
| 14 | There were 13 of us , aged 17 — 19 , and we were on a month-long adventure organised by World Challenge Expeditions , a company which offers young people the opportunity to join treks around the world , from the mountains of Nepal to the rainforests of Ecuador . |
| 15 | The members regarded the course as satisfactory , although at the next month 's committee meeting the decision was taken to dig trenches around the back and across the 4th green . |