Example sentences of "their [noun] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could n't keep bulls for long or the strain in your herd would have been weakened by in-breeding , so there was a regular turnover , and quite often farms would loan out their bulls around the Dales before selling them out of the area . |
| 2 | The axes of the Moon and the Earth will be perpendicular to their orbit around each other , and because this orbit will be less inclined to the ecliptic-plane than is the Earth 's axis today , seasonal variations on the Earth will be less . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The highlight of the event will be tomorrow , when they will get the chance to drive their cars around the original test-track and be taken on a tour of the factory . |
| 5 | ‘ They had their legs around each other under the table . |
| 6 | Using genuine folk instruments such as armadillo charangos , pan pipes and caja and playing them splendidly , the group built their programme around the Bolivian seasons and the ritual divisions of the year . |
| 7 | And she stared too at her own friends , who appeared to her suddenly in a new light , laughing and fiddling with their luggage labels , and casting their eyes around them as though unbalanced by the sudden variety of choice . |
| 8 | How much more bad publicity do the Government have to get on the failure of their housing programme from the Duke of Edinburgh , Conservative councillors and their supporters around the country before they do what we are all asking them to do and undertake a planned release of the capital receipts ? |
| 9 | But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much . |
| 10 | The Report 's recommendations were approved in principle by the European Community ( EC ) in 1971 and , as a prelude to the first stage , central banks were invited to restrict fluctuations in their currencies around the existing par values . |
| 11 | His eyes glazed with grim courage uncharacteristic of his kind , his broad hands tightened their grip around the cleaver . |
| 12 | The inhabitants have structured their lives around the ocean . |
| 13 | Most are brought back into line by their parents and made to organize their lives around achievable objectives , to persevere at the more mundane , sometimes uninteresting but attainable positions in society . |
| 14 | For those who 've taken the decision to turn their lives around prevention is n't always better than cure . |
| 15 | They use four pumping stations and move their equipment around Whiteface Mountain to make maximum use of 60 snowmaking guns . |
| 16 | ‘ Bodies ’ and swimsuits do terrible things to my groin and tights have their gussets around my lower thighs . |
| 17 | It came out not much above a whisper , lost in the sound of their movements around me . |
| 18 | They fought like two great reptiles in a sea of mud : winding their limbs around each other until they resembled two serpents coupling . |
| 19 | He and Sir Brian had gone in first to stand shoulder to shoulder , their comrades around them , a fighting circle of steel slowly edging into the city . |
| 20 | Suddenly she noticed that all three had their trousers around their ankles . |
| 21 | I took a deep breath and ran my dagger under the rim of the casket , freeing the wooden pegs from their sockets around the edge of the coffin . |
| 22 | Of interest to users who like to knock their PCs around a bit is the inclusion in the some of the new Seagate drives of new SafeRite shock sensing technology . |
| 23 | A little of the festive warmth seemed to die out of the air as they took their places around the low coffee table in the corner of the great hangar . |
| 24 | Chauffeurs had met them at their Inn on the Park hotel , at seven o'clock sharp ; and at five minutes to eight they had taken their seats around the long elliptical table at European headquarters to ensure the meeting began on time , at precisely eight o'clock . |
| 25 | Furthermore , Coutts themselves were undergoing a change in policy , consolidating their business around the wealthy personal customer and shedding some of their ‘ high-risk ’ business accounts . |
| 26 | But more and more lucky people will be able to plan their retirement around the cash their parents leave them . |
| 27 | There is no doubt that individuals tend to structure their day around routines of meals , personal hygiene , leisure , work , etc . |
| 28 | Unenthusiastically , the men shone their torches around the couplings and flexible connections , but each and everyone of them was aware of the overpowering feeling of evil . |
| 29 | Proud people of THORP get a chance to show their relatives around the giant Sellafield complex . |
| 30 | In contrast , female clownfish lay their eggs around sea anemones which they subsequently help to defend . |