Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [num] [noun pl] around [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes only a minute or two to wrap a band of netting supported by three or four canes around the plant , threading one cane through generously overlapping ends to keep the band in place . |
| 2 | As they sped away , Carlson could see three or four figures around the car , shooting automatic guns into the flaming vehicle . |
| 3 | During the 1970s and 1980s governments around the world attached increasing importance to monetary policy and less importance to fiscal policy . |
| 4 | This means that in the case of fish some of the blood must make two or three trips around the lung circuit , and some carbon-dioxide-bearing blood makes several trips round the body before returning to the heart . |
| 5 | Nick Wright of the Photo Co-op also took four or five groups around the exhibition , and some 400 Education Packs were sent to schools around the country , explaining what Magnum is , how it started with a small band of six , and how it has now grown to over a hundred , with offices in New York , Paris and London . |
| 6 | He explained : ‘ We 're not really sure what happened the car cut out four or five times around the circuit in one lap and the only way to keep it going was to mess around with the ignition . |