Example sentences of "[noun pl] around the " in BNC.

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31 In another family , where both father and daughter were in the trade , there were plenty of books around the house , but the children were " not good scholars " whatever that meant .
32 Within an hour Mr Lock ( 46 ) began hallucinating , throwing books around the classroom and clinging to walls , said Miss Sue Longstaff , prosecuting .
33 There are always police spies around the Church .
34 Breakfast is buffet-style served in the large , bright restaurant and guests can order snacks around the swimming pool in July and August .
35 The number of dots included in each 2.5×2.5 cm subarea of the grid were counted , excluding the four central subareas around the site of injection .
36 Arab rule , like that of the preceding conquerors , meant involvement in the wider fortunes of empires and dynasties around the Mediterranean .
37 The six women — all nuns — cried out ‘ Independence for Tibet ’ and began to walk with short but determined steps around the clockwise circuit of the Barkhor temple .
38 To turn the board completely round through 180 degrees keep leaning the sail towards one end of the board and take small shuffling steps around the mast as the board turns under you .
39 You were n't supposed to stick anything on the walls , but Jamila had pinned up poems by Christina Rossetti , Plath , Shelley and other vegetarians , which she copied out of library books and read when she stretched her legs by taking a few steps around the tiny room .
40 A commission to paint Comic Strip comedian Rik Mayall ended rather abruptly when Mayall asked for fuel of an alcoholic nature during his afternoon sitting and , on learning that the artist voted Conservative , began doing Hitler goose steps around the room .
41 It had successfully conducted its official task of charting the South American coast , of assessing potential harbours , transport systems , and inland waterways around the world .
42 Speaking after the presentation , Mr Ashwell said the Wedgwood Fine Dining Awards were coveted by restaurants around the world and appreciated by those who had received them over the years .
43 The company , which owns more than 11,000 restaurants around the world , will begin phasing out the boxes within 60 days as replacement materials are found .
44 Interest has not been confined to the UK ; overseas groups and colleges have expressed a wish to use the material , and Norwich City College , our principle international centre , has assessed the material for use by candidates around the world .
45 Since those early days , John Bull have expanded , opening many shops around the country , leading to the opening of the new factory in 1984 .
46 The ice cream is at Harrods , Selfridges and specialist food shops around the country .
47 The collection is stocked in 100 specialist bridal shops around the country .
48 Stainless steel kitchen tools from Heritage , around £3.49 per piece , are available from Tesco stores , hardware and cookware shops around the country .
49 The shoe is now available in sports shops around the country .
50 Because the firm finds it hard to keep pace with demand , other conversion shops around the country may soon be licensed to do the job .
51 Healthrite 1-lb 12oz/£4.99 from Holland & Barrett and good health-food shops around the country .
52 There are now nearly 200 National Trust shops around the country , and the town shops , which are open all year round , are taking on a new look .
53 Greggs , based in Newcastle , has seven plants and 450 shops around the country .
54 Electrical retailer Rumbelows said last week it would not now take Unit 12 , one of the larger shops in the centre , after the national chain announced it would streamline its business and close several shops around the country .
55 He had several trips around the corridors looking for baths , bits of bicycles , trolleys , plates , curtains , and anything else he needed .
56 This means that in the case of fish some of the blood must make two or three trips around the lung circuit , and some carbon-dioxide-bearing blood makes several trips round the body before returning to the heart .
57 He 'd met Elaine on several trips around the island which Christina had arranged , including a hilarious afternoon when the three of them decided to try out the hotel 's water sports and attempted to learn to water-ski after too many rum sours at the Reef Bar .
58 and er you see and , and anyway I finished up my holiday and the sergeant said , he kept his promise and er sent me a report over the newspaper , you see , and er and of course and I liked the Isle of Man , you know , I went for trips around the island and various places and er , and I did see a Manx cat
59 At least 1,376,000 miles had disappeared off the clocks the equivalent of 55 trips around the world .
60 The party newspaper , L'Humanite , said the firm was giving in to property sharks who want to develop 200 acres around the site where the Renault brothers built their first cars in the family garage more than 90 years ago .
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