Example sentences of "around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations . |
| 32 | The saturated planks are autoclaved under pressure ; as their internal water boils to compressed steam , the resin is deposited around the fibres of the wood . |
| 33 | Most of the Group 's production was centred around the Etruria Works and in Hanley . |
| 34 | All it has now is a mass of blanketweed around the pump ( which works well ) . |
| 35 | HISTORIC war department buildings in Essex are being restored to their former glory.Jobless volunteers have started clearing overgrowth from around the wartime buildings at Beacon Hill , Harwich , paving the way for full restoration work in the future.The work is being organised by NACRO , the National Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders , on behalf of the Essex Training and Enterprise Council.Project supervisor Ray Rawlinson said the 18 people working at Beacon Hill were long-term unemployed and did not have criminal records.The buildings date back to the Napoleonic wars were updated during the first and second world wars . |
| 36 | Behind the fishermen , steps led around the cliff to descend through a grated passage into Carolina 's Cave . |
| 37 | So you 're going to fold this around the elbow to give support to the arm and in this one you 're gon na fold first of all forward and then back , can you see that little neat envelope ? |
| 38 | There was still over an hour to go before his rendezvous with Rose and he decided to walk around the jewellers ' shops to find something he could afford . |
| 39 | She curled her fingers around the shard in her palm , slipped it back into the thin pouch of cotton hidden inside the skirts of her dress . |
| 40 | Noteworthy design features of the Swearingen SJ30 include a tiny , highly swept wing with powerful high-lift devices , small-diameter cabin and marked area-ruling around the engines , giving a max cruise of 0.77 Mach despite its low power — its Williams/R-R fanjets have little more than half the thrust of a Lear 31A 's engines . |
| 41 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 42 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 43 | There are no safe spaces around the flats , no fences or shrubs , sheds or seats , to shelter bikes , prams , washing , last year 's bulbs , or children . |
| 44 | Erm moving on a bit now , er er I mean , which crimes do you figure do you think figure most prominently around the fl in and around the flats ? |
| 45 | Mm right now , now you mention that you phoned the police about when you had your purse stolen , erm are y have , what do you think of the police presence around the flats ? |
| 46 | If you buy all the trips , then we 'll give you a great voucher pack which will save you £££ 's in discos and clubs around the resort . |
| 47 | Walking : There are several pleasant walks around the resort , while the Patscherkofel cable car opens up some spectacular hiking trails . |
| 48 | All around the resort are the remains of ancient Roman settlements , historic churches , hill towns , castles and the impressive Frasassi Caves set within limestone gorges . |
| 49 | From the late-18th century onwards , devices containing hot water were placed under or around the sauce-boat to keep the sauce hot . |
| 50 | The forest around the Whinlatter Pass area in the north-western Lake District is the oldest Forestry Commission forest and the location for many varied walks . |
| 51 | Interactionist approaches to crime and deviance have centred around the concept of labelling , with the term labelling theory sometimes used to refer to the Interactionist perspective on rule-breaking . |
| 52 | A real science is now growing up around the concept of the human window , while there is no evidence or logical reason to accept Fredkin 's supposition at all . |
| 53 | The courses would be organized around the concept of a module , which represents sixty hours of ‘ class-contact ’ . |
| 54 | Inequalities in health status centring around the concept of social class are an enduring and pervasive feature of British society . |
| 55 | Serge Moscovici , who has been both the Marx and the Lenin of this revolutionary movement , has advocated a fundamental reorientation of social psychology around the concept of social representations . |
| 56 | But there has in recent years been a more influential convergence , both in studies of art and in communications studies , around the concept of ‘ forms ’ . |
| 57 | Brittan correctly observed in the late 1960s that there were no differences between left and right in British politics on most important domestic issues , except ‘ around the concept of ‘ equality ’ . |
| 58 | All the individual professionals , managers and planners , together with the local people the service was designed to serve , shared a common vision as to what they were aiming for , often based around the concept of providing a more ‘ normal ’ home life for patients who had previously lived in an institution . |
| 59 | Europe should be built around the concept of European citizenship , with each citizen entitled to certain defined basic rights — political rights , rights of ownership , rights at work and social entitlements . |
| 60 | The ensuing discussion is based around the concept of value : whether Helen is worth the daily blood with which she is painted . |