Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] were [verb] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Price , Tom , Dolly and Carrie were seated around the room . |
| 2 | Mr Robson told Cleveland Coroner Michael Sheffield the telephone was off the hook and things were scattered around the room . |
| 3 | Here we were greeted by the farmer and his wife , whose sheep and pigs were wandering around the road and the village . |
| 4 | The choice of this figure suggests a well-judged ploy to restrict the highest rate to the truly rich , for it is noticeable that the majority of assessments between £40 and £100 were bunched around the minimum figure . |
| 5 | Henry and Jimmy were known around the squadron as Laurel and Hardy . |