Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb pp] around the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without her being conscious of it at the time , her struggle for independence rotated around the figure of Hansel . |
| 2 | ‘ The attraction of the place is that it lies spot-on a ley line — an imaginary line linking a few hunks of granite scattered around the landscape , supposed to have been put there by our ancestors for their spiritual gigs . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh God , I 'd forgotten about the mess , ’ she added , taking in the empty coffee mugs and sheets of paper strewn around the room . |
| 4 | When they started to let us out of the house we were able to rummage amongst the appalling pile of rubbish strewn around the University campus nearby . |
| 5 | There seems to be a shroud of mystery wrapped around the existence of so many artists that must , in part , stem from the romanticised time when artistic practice was mainly reserved for self-supporting male painters and sculptors , or those few working under patronage . |
| 6 | Her shriek of surprise echoed around the building , drumming in their ears , amplified by the stillness . |
| 7 | A length of wire wound around the rudder ? |
| 8 | We smashed through it and came to a halt , a tangle of wire wrapped around the hood . |
| 9 | As a result , sex became a crucial target of power organised around the management of life rather than the sovereign threat of death . |
| 10 | Along the way we noticed young pine trees with cloth wrapped around the top shoots to stop deer eating them . |