Example sentences of "around the perimeter " in BNC.

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1 Around the perimeter , men with shot-guns advanced towards the centre .
2 Around the perimeter of the room , the shadows of the literate flickering gracefully on its walls , there were convulsive scramblings for miniature baked potatoes filled with cream cheese and caviar .
3 Mr Taylor 's claim came vividly to mind when the revolving advertising boards around the perimeter of the Hillsborough yesterday flashed up the legend : ‘ UEFA ‘ 96 The Pitch Is England 's . ’
4 They are stout plates around the perimeter , but tiny-plates in the central part of the animal .
5 Around the perimeter of the head there is a pitted fringe , which is unique to this kind of arthropod .
6 Then they were off again wheeling around the perimeter shooting up buildings and yet more aircraft .
7 The range of architectural styles , with details such as terracotta friezes , gargoyles and ironwork , the attractive pub and wine bar , and the two medieval lanes that run through the site , with street-level shops all around the perimeter of the buildings , are what makes the City a unique place .
8 At the start of your diving day , just press the face button once and watch the bar graph around the perimeter of the display countdown while the DataMax Sport zeroes itself to your current altitude , checks all internal functions and battery power .
9 There are still traces of hut circles attributed to an Iron Age occupation and , at the time of the Roman invasion , the local patriots , the Brigantes , established a hill fort to resist the foreign legions ; an ancient rampart wall , built around the perimeter of the summit and almost half a mile in circumference , has survived the centuries although it is now crumbled and has many gaps .
10 One of the first things to happen after my arrival at Bourn was the phasing out of Stirling bombers , so that the one that followed me around the perimeter track must have been one of the last to operate from there .
11 The only solution is to relocate the entire town , cut out all the burning coal , fill the cavity with gravel , and then dig a trench around the perimeter of the old fire .
12 The use of a heron scarer or wires around the perimeter of the pond , or a net over the pond is advisable if your pond is visited by herons .
13 You can usually route hot and cold supply pipes to wherever you want by running them underneath the floorboards , the bath or around the perimeter of the room , hiding them with a low box plinth , which could also be an ideal place to store bathroom bottles .
14 The two men continued to stroll leisurely around the perimeter fence which separated the living quarters and parade grounds of the air-base from the restricted areas of the hangars and control tower .
15 Quite hidden from the solitary road around the perimeter , the A.832 , the interior can be reached only on foot and the mountains climbed only by the toughest of adventurers .
16 ‘ Double around the perimeter and return . ’
17 Well , nowadays you could get no closer than the wire cage around the perimeter , thanks to the hippies or the busloads of Americans or druids maybe , who knew ?
18 Maximilian , rising from his coffin after 6 rounds , orders the adventurers to stand around the perimeter of the magic circle while he and Juliane stand within it , reciting incantations from the scroll .
19 When the ritual is finished , a ring of stone around the perimeter of the magic circle flies out of the ground and a huge spout of blood gushes outwards in a wave over the adventurers .
20 Many grounds also employ Alsatian dogs around the perimeter of the pitch , and police spotters are often to be found with binoculars and two-way radios in the TV camera gantries below the roofs of the main stands .
21 The computer scans its memory , finds " police " and prints little blue policemen around the perimeter of the pitch .
22 Sometimes tentacles of a different form are found around the perimeter of the disc .
23 The Doctor strolled in an apparently leisurely manner around the perimeter of the Chelonian camp .
24 They were proceeding at no more than walking pace past the numerous hut-like structures around the perimeter of the Barracks , and Denis kept his gaze resolutely in front of him .
25 Placing her feet carefully , Ace crept around the perimeter of the low scrub that surrounded the hilltop , finally finding a position overlooking the road , where she could keep an eye on whoever was approaching .
26 Of enduring significance was the concept of a green girdle around the perimeter .
27 Sometimes in country districts a pool will take on a purplish tinge , a curious slimy jelly appears around the perimeter , and the fish and plants start to die .
28 In Australia the boundary riders would periodically tour around the perimeter of the station in order to check the fences .
29 Some marched around the perimeter path like prisoners , finding the area too small ; others loitered , choosing casual acquaintance like Gina .
30 Ken put it on top of the locker , where it staggered around the perimeter mewing and testing space with its paw .
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