Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] round the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several coloured patches were sewn neatly round the seat of his pants . |
| 2 | These were built primarily round the kin-group , and expanded by the making of bonds of maintenance and manrent , whereby lords and men offered one another protection and support , normally for life , sometimes in perpetuity . |
| 3 | Cupboards and shelves were built all round the room and concealed behind neat panels of canvas-covered wood , with touch-opening mechanisms so as not to break the continuity of the limited space . |
| 4 | Shelley 's hands were clutched tightly round the mug of coffee , and Rosie wisely let her talk it out of her system . |
| 5 | Soon visuals with clever captions were pinned all round the room . |
| 6 | A family was placed evenly round the blanket . |