Example sentences of "on [conj] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a few of the more established family units there had been development into quite considerable contracting businesses which enabled the family to continue to live on or around the farm . |
| 2 | Most books are ordered on or around publication date , and here a variety of different tools can be used as a base source . |
| 3 | If you 're thinking about improving your lifestyle , do n't be put off by a well-meaning person who may try to get you to change your mind — especially on or around the 19th . |
| 4 | You can choose the day of the month you want this to happen to suit your budgeting — we suggest you make it on or around pay day . |
| 5 | After Christianity was introduced , it acquired its name because it was likely to flower on or around May 8 in the old calendar , the feastday of Michael the Archangel . |
| 6 | The torches , that had from the back played on and around him like searchlights finding the enemy , were switched off . |
| 7 | So peaceful had the volcano been , in fact , that its fertile soils were extensively cultivated , vineyards flourished on favoured sunny slopes , and the people living on and around the volcano were enjoying the prosperity and security of the Roman empire at its height . |
| 8 | To one side of the main building is Llanthony Yard where you will find a forge , Engine House and workshops , with regular demonstrations of the skills needed on and around the waterways . |
| 9 | A mutation that became popular in Victorian times was called the ‘ Moss Rose ’ because of a minute thorny , moss-like growth that forms on and around the bud scales , in some cases very heavily , and which is coloured . |
| 10 | A modified service operates on and around most Bank Holidays . |
| 11 | The petrol burst into flame as it flew over the wick in the tiny steel cup , roared through the air and fell brightly on and around the two rabbits . |
| 12 | And her daughter I think she must have been getting on because around the time she told me that she was eighty , she happened to mention that her daughter was forty . |