Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new obsession with trendy design was indulged in by scattering diamond-shaped symbols around the pages . |
| 2 | There is no doubt in my mind that the many years spent wrestling indifferent cars around the track , trying to make up for what Lauda calls the ‘ evil ’ that dwells in all of them , must take its toll . |
| 3 | The automobile has turned the city inside out , ranging new communities around the periphery and letting the centre rot : not far from the centre is an old slum district where the gangs operate . |
| 4 | ACRI and Cray will convert applications for both companies ' parallel computer systems — Cray is also designing parallel machines around the Alpha RISC . |
| 5 | Advanced Computer Research — ACRI — and Cray will also collaborate to convert and optimise applications codes on both companies ' parallel computer systems — Cray is also designing parallel machines around the Alpha RISC . |
| 6 | Senior hospital caterer Jimmy Kikozi said : ‘ I have nothing to say about their food , but I imagine we will now see people wearing happy hats around the place . |
| 7 | Scrolling through documents is noticeably faster , but the main boost is noticed when moving big chunks around the screen — grabbing a window and shifting it results in a much faster update than you would see with a bog standard VGA card — even a Tseng Labs ET4000 chip set unit ( the ET4000 chipset is probably the fastest of the non-accelerated chipsets ) . |
| 8 | The added advantage for parents is that they can listen to audio tapes in the car on their way to work or as a background while they are busy doing other things around the house . |
| 9 | Hilary batted with style , in the manner of a latter-day Raffles , distributing possible catches around the lawn . |
| 10 | Endill kept finding empty bottles around the house . |
| 11 | And still to come is Replay Theatre Company , with its current production ‘ The Zoo Story ’ , which has been touring special schools around the province . |
| 12 | The mixed doubles is another throwback to a different age , with the men and women now spending most of their careers following separate paths around the world . |
| 13 | Following worldwide use of the oral vaccine , 's time was largely taken up in visiting various countries around the world and action as an adviser to the polio vaccination programme . |