Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] around " in BNC.

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1 When grown in normal aquarium gravel , the plant should be nourished by placing clay granules or balls of sun-dried clay , at the base or around the roots .
2 the time spent in making ready the level of the printing surface by packing out under the forme or around the impression cylinder .
3 Such rainy visions formed the basis of Morrissey 's songwriting , coupled with a fear that around the corner , the North of England faced even darker days .
4 Threadworms live in the bowel and around the bottom .
5 No matter how much we do in developing our own media projects in this continent and around the world , we will still only be one small voice in the vast ocean of communication media .
6 An appreciation of strong as well as subtle contrast is important , however : the brilliant effects of the predominantly geometric mosaics at Silchester , Hants. , or the famous millefiori effects at the neck and around the bodies of canthari ( e.g. Neal 1981 , no. 16 ) are notable .
7 At the corners of his mouth and around his eyes Polly saw echoes of her own strain .
8 Stella moved , and as the light caught her Merrill noticed that on the fine tanned skin there was an etching of small lines at the corners of her mouth and around her eyes , but she was still a very beautiful woman .
9 Braid should also be used around the top and bottom of the fabric and around doors and windows .
10 It needed to be , too , for much of the time she was pushing her way through undergrowth and around patches of thicket too dense for them to penetrate .
11 There was plenty of work for us at Lerwick harbour and around Bressay Sound at the new oil bases , some of which were already operating .
12 Crouching behind some railway trucks the commandos formed a tiny perimeter facing the Old Mole 's landward side and around the buildings just south of the Entrance .
13 Most of the lunar highlands are close to being saturated with impact craters , notably on most of the far side and around the south pole ( Figure 6.1 ) .
14 Spiny lobsters spawn on the coral reefs off the Florida coast and around the Bahamas .
15 The building does not construct modern office space behind a retained facade but around it .
16 Er , and I would like to pick up a unit after every half term but around that , you know , somewhere along get them into something really tangible
17 Banners of different colours , scarlet , red , green and blue , hung from the hammer-timbered roof whilst around the church were carved statuettes of the most breathtaking beauty depicting the Virgin Mary , St Joseph , St Patrick , and the whole heavenly host .
18 It could be in orbit either around the sun or around the center of the galaxy .
19 More leisurely guests can relax at the bar or around the pool , play a quiet game of cards on the large verandah , or just rest in the attractive lounge .
20 Like the Egyptian church , the Celtic church was organised less around the diocese than around the abbey or monastery .
21 It supports the contention that around the age of seven innate behavioural and neurological changes promote the functioning of the ego in its basic tasks of drive-management , decision-making and postponement of gratification — all features which typify human intelligent and adaptive behaviour over automatic instinctual response .
22 A placid and leafy place indeed , except that it has also the local nickname of Enfer des palombes or ‘ The wood pigeons ’ hell' , because nowhere are these migrating birds more vigorously hunted on their autumn flight south than around Sare .
23 He moved down the corridor and around the corner , where two more armed guards stood , alert , against either wall .
24 The fifth wave , the one which it is hypothesized is starting now , seems likely to be based in the non-industrial parts of the south and east of England , especially the M4 corridor and around Cambridge .
25 So an information-based business must be structured around goals that clearly state management 's performance expectations for the enterprise and for each part and specialist and around organized feedback that compares results with these performance expectations so that every member can exercise self-control .
26 All around my intestines , my kidney , liver and around the prostate .
27 They will be unable to consummate their marriage until around the turn of the century , when they are expected to be released .
28 Coles recorded 11 pars , six birdies and just one bogey and was in immaculate form from tee and fairway and around the greens .
29 It is normally the central point of a home and around it gather the family as we meet for fellowship , fun and general chit-chat .
30 keeping you up to date with what 's happening at home and around the world .
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