Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | The party are pictured enjoying a five-star lunch after their trip around the maltings with distilling director , ( standing ) , Buckie 's general manager , ; from Kentford and from Carnoustie . |
| 2 | Just when Tod has established our relationship with Irene on a secure footing , the kind of set-up that any sane man would kill for , with her punctual visits and affectionate phone calls , the movies we enjoy together , the fine dining , the peace and safety ( the forgiveness ) that her presence confers , plus the exquisitely torpid lovemaking which takes place right on the button every couple of months or so , and reaching the stage , now , where I think we can tackle her , gently but firmly , about her untidiness around the house , because it 's best to get these things out in the open , not to let them rankle and fester , and so on-guess what . |
| 3 | These ancestors have long since been at rest , but during their time around Pelynt there was between them bitter jealousy , treachery and hatred , leading even to murder . |
| 4 | This move formed the basis for the human sciences which , through their organization around the figure of man , once more brought about a unity to History . |
| 5 | OK , educate the child , educate the dog , but I could never let a child of mine walk around a ring with a big , powerful dog like that , because it is a big , powerful vicious beast . |
| 6 | There were also gallery-graves , sometimes called Clyde cairns because of their prevalence around the Clyde estuary , and very much resembling Irish burial chambers in their rectangular construction and internal division into separate compartments . |
| 7 | Astronomically , this is because as the Earth moves around on its axis every 24 hours , the Moon during the day and night moves through one-thirtieth of its orbit around the Earth . |
| 8 | Even with the credibility and power of the National Gallery 's support , the Barnes Foundation faces additional legal challenges if it ever hopes to take part of its collection around the world . |
| 9 | She rubbed the last of her bread around her plate . |
| 10 | Thus , in many post–1923 paintings there is a heightened realism that borders on the photographic , as is evident in the large-format flower paintings she began to making in 1924. 18 By so changing the apparent concerns of her art , O'Keeffe intended to end criticism that centered speculations about the meaning of her imagery around the fact that she was a woman artist expressing emotions that had not visual precedents — which was , of course , the way Stieglitz had promoted her from the beginning . |
| 11 | The smile blossomed on his lips and , lifting his hand , he coiled a lock of her hair around his finger , drawing her closer . |
| 12 | I feel better with some of her stuff around me . |
| 13 | She lived in Quay Street , Saltcoats and for as long as she was able to do so , spent much of her time around the harbour , conversing with the sailors amongst whom she had spent her life . |
| 14 | I do n't know where she lives but I believe she spends a lot of her time around one of the farms along the road . " |
| 15 | He met former James Bond girl Alison Doody in a Dublin nightspot on the last day of his trek around Ireland in the footsteps of ex-fiancee Julia Roberts . |
| 16 | In this second of his circuit around the Lake District , Paul Buttle outlines a further three days of great walking . |
| 17 | Like some others of his generation around the Shah , he did not much like the Queen . |
| 18 | But now high blood-pressure has forced Brown to cancel the European leg of his Humpin' Around The World Tour . |
| 19 | She quivered at the slide of his hand around the sensitive skin behind her ears , and tried to shake his hands off her hair without success . |
| 20 | ‘ You sit here quiet and watch the river , my love , ’ he muttered , as he wrapped the edges of his coat around her knees . |
| 21 | She loved the feel of his arm around her . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall celebrate with my family around me and I shall break the record for the widest smile , ’ he said . |
| 23 | She finally emerged from the water to see her friend with her bikini-top around her neck and the bottom dangling from one ankle . |
| 24 | She 's content with her family around her . |
| 25 | Both women watched as the coffin moved slowly away up the aisle , and gently , still with her arm around her , Noreen followed with Carmella . |
| 26 | Ensure that you know the location of the bridle mark and are familiar with its movement around the rim of the connecting ring at any stage of adjustment . |
| 27 | Two men with their arm around each other . |
| 28 | At the funeral , Cameron 's stepmother played the cello while he stood with his arm around Alexia , feeling drained and empty . |
| 29 | No , he would not allow sentimental memories of the past to mar his present happiness , Harry determined , as , with his arm around Cora-Beth 's shoulders , they resumed their walk . |
| 30 | He smiled and pulled her closer , and they stood with his arm around her , and her head rather comfortably on his shoulder . |