Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] round the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their future was in the hands of pre-teen and teenage crews as the RYA 's Stuart Jardine and Jim Saltonstall , senior racing coach , stalked them round the lake to see how they performed . |
| 2 | He led them round the range of the Ochils and swept through the strath down which the river Allan poured on its way to the Forth far behind him . |
| 3 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 4 | What does it matter ? she thought , as Luke scooped her into his arms and moved her round the room . |
| 5 | He was about to skip past me and hit the bomb with the piece of wood — he had already raised it above his head and made the lunge — when I reached out and caught him round the waist . |
| 6 | They moved it round the stack . |
| 7 | He fetched a soiled length of plough cord which had obviously seen much service and fastened it round the cow 's hock . |
| 8 | Spice drew us round the world , showed us it was round , and led us to confront ourselves again . |
| 9 | At one time I had this scrubbing brush and I used to spend the whole day scrubbing and I used to have a big pan and I used to boil my clothes up in it — it drove me round the bend … |
| 10 | He now thrust his arm out and pulled her tightly towards him and waltzed her round the table , saying , ‘ One , two , three ; one , two , three ; one , two , three . |
| 11 | The Dents owned the very first car in Baldersdale and that created quite a stir I remember being at school when they first drove it round the place and the teacher brought us all out on to the road to have a closer look at this amazing thing . |
| 12 | She tiptoed past the hazy outline of an unmade bed to pull the curtains closed , switched on her torch again and played it round the room like a searchlight . |
| 13 | He did not always understand my French , but he showed me round the school , and talked a lot , very fast . |
| 14 | He also showed me round the House of Commons . |
| 15 | ‘ I wondered , ’ said the voice of the headmaster , piping insecurely as he insinuated himself round the door , ‘ if Mrs Crumwallis could get you something . |
| 16 | Victoria showed her round the house , which was so tiny it did n't take long and Elizabeth told the Pack about English Brownies . |
| 17 | Another story — the charming Silford Hall tells of a happy visit which a little boy once paid to a country mansion , and how the kind housekeeper showed him round the picture gallery , and gave him a lovely dinner in the servants ' hall ; Crabbe had himself been that humble little boy . |
| 18 | After he 'd played a couple of tunes , the organ grinder took off his old frayed cap and handed it round the crowd that had gathered . |
| 19 | He turned on the torch and shone it round the shed . |
| 20 | When we arrived she greeted us kindly , her first honeymoon couple , showed us round the cottage , then excused herself , saying that she had 600 lettuces to plant out before tea . |
| 21 | The final activities were another guided tour , back at Wharf Station , where Graham showed us round the museum that he played a central role in setting up . |
| 22 | I mean Newcastle , we went to Newcastle and they showed us round the ground er when there was no match on and we saw the trophies and the directors ' box and various places like that . |
| 23 | Then we got one round the corner in the patio area . |
| 24 | I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room . |
| 25 | The Doctor swung himself round the door and gripped the locking wheel . |
| 26 | So he walked him round the beat until the sergeant found him . |
| 27 | Carrying their scene-of-crime cases , Dalgliesh and Massingham followed him round the side of the house . |
| 28 | I eased the dressing-gown from Dominic 's shoulders and waist , and folded it round the collar , which was bloodstained . ’ |
| 29 | She draped herself round the doctor and adopted a childish air . |
| 30 | He hit me round the back and the knot on the chest . |