Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] around [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Unusual soreness or redness around the mouth , nose or eyes . |
2 | ‘ We did not have enough heart or bravery around the penalty area where it matters most against a team that was committed and strong . |
3 | Take a small piece of glass , lay a circle of acrylic sealant or putty around the edges , and press it firmly to the floor , putty side down . |
4 | Put metal or plastic around the sides of doors . |
5 | Prevent snow and ice damaging upright conifers by winding twine or netting around the branches to keep them upright and in place . |
6 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
7 | One was not moving either weight or air around the countryside . |
8 | If it had happened to anyone else , to any of her friends , half their garments would now be lying under glass or dust around the floor . |
9 | No , I soon thought , not for me hang-gliding or white water canoeing or push-biking around the Himalayas or starring in parent/teacher bloody and painful , and of course exciting , rugby matches ! |
10 | The hand driller could always drill wet , with perhaps a twist of straw or rag around the jumper to prevent the water splashing , except in holes inclined upwards into which water could not be introduced . |
11 | They look good in bold drifts , and the effect is usually more pleasing if you choose just two or three varieties to plant in groups , rather than dot around a large number of different varieties in a small area . |
12 | In the constructional steel industry sites where work is available are scattered throughout the UK and , as a result , employees in the industry know that travelling around the country is a feature of employment in it . |
13 | I rarely made a comment on what someone was wearing ; we would sit in a park or café or at home discussing image , beauty , fashion and advertising , and skirt around the more obvious , immediate issues of how we both looked , how we were dressed . |
14 | ‘ The way I see it , ’ he said , strategically deploying troops and artillery around a wall-to-wall map , ‘ with a little more armour the Germans could be really kicking ass . ’ |
15 | Internationalisation — Company Programmes have developed an understanding of working with multicultural groups and the differing managerial styles and practice around the world . |
16 | They have their own zoo at the Amman palace and speed around the grounds in minijeeps . |
17 | A third has just returned from an overnight trip to Otterbur in the north-east of England Where it has been helping to move personnel and matériel around the ranges . |
18 | IBM and a few other US and Japanese companies provide the electronic means for much administrative and bureaucratic work at the heart of government and management around the world . |
19 | In the meantime it 's empty , although they generally turn up at weekends and mess around the place , painting bits and pieces and knocking in nails . |
20 | Because accessibility and mobility around the organisation are essential , ‘ you should go for the most generalist person you can get ’ , he said . |
21 | After overexertion or straining of ligaments and joints when there is considerable swelling , bruising and inflammation around the joint . |
22 | A system , of greater barbarity can hardly be imagined ; the country being generally so wet , the means to air and dry it here used are , to exclude the sun and wind by the tall screens of underwood and forest around every field , and these being so small , a great number are so wood-locked , that it is a little surprising how the corn can ever be ripened . |
23 | Then the actual church which is iced by the third tier , the spires and decoration around the top of the building . |
24 | Then pull the skirt into an old stocking with its toe cut off and curve around the inside of your case . |
25 | The kind of technological developments demanded by the Plan , from new types of automobile propulsion to reformulated hair-sprays , will heavily influence technical research and development around the globe . |
26 | Proposals were put forward for new houses and development around the barn ; but because the barn itself was ignored , there were fears for its future . |
27 | Alternatively , an economical and effective way of securing your car is to fit a strong chain and padlock around the steering wheel and attach it to the seat , clutch or brake pedal . |
28 | Pete says they set off and race around a course … they are given a landmark such as a cross roads or a church and they have to fly to that point take pictures of it and the fastest there and back takes the points |
29 | The USSR Space Committee has agreed to pay 1.5 million roubles compensation to the district of Kazakhstan for extensive dumping and pollution around a cosmodrome at Baykonur . |
30 | Add some celery and apple to the shallot dressing and spoon around the guinea fowl terrine . |