Example sentences of "the [noun pl] surrounding [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colleagues , who 've been paying tribute to his dedication and exertise , say he 'd always been aware of the dangers surrounding his work.Ian Maclaren reports . |
| 2 | This would need to look at why we have a welfare service of ‘ being in care ’ , how this has developed historically , what routes are taken by children coming into care and the circumstances surrounding their entry . |
| 3 | For example , we might find that the experiences of children in care differ according to the circumstances surrounding their entry , so that grossly abused children may stay longer and occasionally be adopted , while offenders might return to their parents after a relatively short spell in a residential establishment . |
| 4 | Although Read 's will was far more detailed than Sir Edmond 's , the circumstances surrounding its execution are rather more obscure ; certainly little notice appears to have been taken of the complicated procedure for appointment . |
| 5 | ‘ So do you still find anything suspicious in the circumstances surrounding your discovery of the yacht Hirondelle ? ’ |
| 6 | The authorities on Feb. 21 banned demonstrations following large-scale protests by students who claimed that the government was attempting a " cover-up " of the circumstances surrounding his death , and had demanded Moi 's resignation . |
| 7 | To look at them now , they seem eloquent , somehow symbolic , of the ideas surrounding their creation : aesthetic , yet dissected , sexual yet grotesque . |
| 8 | In this chapter we consider the first of these problems : the growth of public expenditure and the difficulties surrounding its control . |
| 9 | Although the therapist was probably correct in initially providing a chance for Pamela to express her worries to someone outside the family , she should have progressed as soon as possible to helping Pamela and her parents tackle together the problems surrounding their communication and lack of mutual trust . |
| 10 | I am writing to confirm the arrangements surrounding your preparation of scripts for the components for the Central News I and II videos . |
| 11 | I am writing to confirm the arrangements surrounding your preparation of the script for the video of — . |
| 12 | He remembered the vivid sunsets of his boyhood and the way the sun would hang like a crimson ball above the edge of the trees surrounding their house and then plunge out of sight as if it had been dropped in a moment of carelessness . |
| 13 | THE STRANGEST thing , tonight , is that L7 — the new Runaways/Girlschool/Rock Follies , depending on where you stand — wriggle out of the preconceptions surrounding their rock escapades and play like demons . |
| 14 | Some are content to praise or vilify Althusser while never engaging deeply with his views , and many of the debates surrounding his work are conducted at this superficial level . |
| 15 | While welcoming his release the Mexican authorities stressed that it did not resolve the issues surrounding his abduction . |
| 16 | He and Auntie Lucy moved to a small cottage nearby , but he continued to keep sheep in the fields surrounding our home . |
| 17 | The maximum depth of 230 m is considerably greater than the seas surrounding our shores , and of all British lakes , Loch Ness is second in depth only to Loch Morar , at 310 m . |
| 18 | Then in the account of how the risen Lord Jesus Himself drew near and walked with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus ( Luke 24 verses 13/31 ) we read of how He explained from the scriptures that all the events surrounding His crucifixion had been foreshadowed and foretold in the Word of God . |
| 19 | But as far as Jesus himself , and the events surrounding his life , are concerned , there is an absence of definitive knowledge . |
| 20 | He issued a statement in which he regretted the " appearance of impropriety produced as a result of the events surrounding my recent travel " . |
| 21 | After the scandalous murder of her secretary and the rumours surrounding her dismal husband , Queen Mary was anxious to re-establish her qualifications for wise , firm rule . |
| 22 | MacMillan created a strange gesture for Rudolf in Mayerling ; he frequently clasps his hand against the side of his head and ear as if to ease the pain of his deteriorating brain in order to shut out the rumours surrounding his every activity . |