Example sentences of "around [pers pn] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The burrow collapses around them so that they are effectively buried alive . |
| 2 | Muscles developed around them so that the front ends of the rods could be moved up and down . |
| 3 | Registers will roll until elections are announced and then when elections are announced it will be the closing date for that particular election and polling cards will immediately be issued with massive publicity around them so that people who do n't get polling cards , discover that they 're not on registers and will still have time because they 've qualified by the qualifying date to get themselves entered onto registers within a week of the election taking place . |
| 4 | Furthermore I hope to share the experiences gained in this expedition with those around me so that they may realise that they can make a difference , however small it may be , if they choose . |
| 5 | To get the activity in isolation you have to think of someone suddenly coming into existence with just enough of a world around him so that what he does and believes is just what the postman does and believes in the real world , but without any real environment . |
| 6 | She saw how the dark room had filled with transparent figures who marched along the walls singing and mocking , who wrapped themselves around her so that she was suffocated in their embrace , then turned to broken bricks and choking mortar dust which cascaded in torrents on to her , flattening her to the bed so that her limbs ached with pain and she could n't move . |
| 7 | Quickly , Alina stepped around her so that she could hold Sandy 's head in both of her hands ; Sandy made a weak attempt to struggle , but it was like fighting a rock . |
| 8 | Alyssia lay perfectly still under the warmth of the sun 's rays , enjoying the way the heat wrapped itself around her so that she did n't feel like moving . |