Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] around the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harvey 's two kids were chasing around the trees in their pyjamas . |
| 2 | Dinner parties were built around the episodes . |
| 3 | Through the holes in the side of the Hongkong Banking Group building in Bishopsgate , papers fluttered on desks , books were scattered around the rooms . |
| 4 | Major area of the damage to the aircraft was centred around the propellers and undersides of the aircraft . |
| 5 | Heavy fighting was reported around the cities of Shaqlawa and Sulaimaniya on April 13 in which 150 government troops were said to have been killed . |
| 6 | Fighting was concentrated around the towns of Bosanski Brod in the north and Neum in the south . |
| 7 | Spotlights were erected around the shelves . |
| 8 | A 9″ concrete base was laid and after the conservatory was installed by contractors , a double-thickness ( 6″ ) brick wall was built around the edges of the pond , to a height of 2′ 6″ above ground , following the shape of the conservatory . |
| 9 | WHEN the famous Green Jacket was draped around the shoulders of Fred Couples last April , the American might well have shuddered . |
| 10 | An open letter written by a group of Hefei students calling for solidarity was passed around the campuses , as well as tapes of Fang Lizhi 's Shanghai speech , outlining the need for democracy and the importance of intellectual development in China . |
| 11 | For the prosperous merchants , substantial timber-framed houses were built around the gates of the Castle and Priory . |
| 12 | It was seven P.M. ; already military police were sniffing around the clubs and bars of what Texans call ‘ occupied Mexico ’ . |
| 13 | Upright chairs were placed around the walls of the drawing room a large distance from one another . |
| 14 | A few bookcases with glazed doors were arranged around the walls leaving a central space for a table and chairs . |
| 15 | And then his thoughts wandered again and he began to worry about the speed with which the vegetation was growing around the ramparts . |