Example sentences of "his [noun sg] around [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Nu built his team around the nucleus of surviving Ministers .
2 James poked his head around the door of the office adjacent to Stephen 's .
3 As Zen approached his office , the inspector who had been trying to trace Ubaldo Valesio 's movements poked his head around the door of the next room .
4 ‘ God , Sister , ’ he poked his head around the jamb of the door , ‘ That Arty fellow is acting terrible strange .
5 Teddy rolls his tongue around the inside of his mouth and looks self-important .
6 ‘ Could it be somebody working for Connelly with an axe to grind ? ’ asked Martin Bates , running his finger around the rim of his glass .
7 Meditative , Marks drew his finger around the rim of his glass .
8 He held it up triumphantly as though it were a trophy then knelt beside the nearest keg and traced his finger around the seal of the small bung .
9 Until the election was called he has had to fit his campaigning around a job as senior business development officer for North Tyneside council .
10 He flourished his hand around the rest of the gathering .
11 Uncle Matthew cupped his hand around the mug of tea he was holding .
12 Mark Thwaites is to pound his way around the capital on April 12th in an effort to raise more than £1,000 for the charity Tusk Force .
13 With Pilger out of the way , Sutton began to find his way around the organization on his own .
14 Armed with his Bumper Fun Book , the minister of Dunlop joked his way around the world at various functions .
15 Across the gloomy interior , Tallis could see Scathach crouched by the straw mattress , his arm around the back of the old man 's head .
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