Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] around the " 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | Internationalisation — Company Programmes have developed an understanding of working with multicultural groups and the differing managerial styles and practice around the world . |
| 13 | They have their own zoo at the Amman palace and speed around the grounds in minijeeps . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Because accessibility and mobility around the organisation are essential , ‘ you should go for the most generalist person you can get ’ , he said . |
| 18 | After overexertion or straining of ligaments and joints when there is considerable swelling , bruising and inflammation around the joint . |
| 19 | Then the actual church which is iced by the third tier , the spires and decoration around the top of the building . |
| 20 | Then pull the skirt into an old stocking with its toe cut off and curve around the inside of your case . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Add some celery and apple to the shallot dressing and spoon around the guinea fowl terrine . |
| 25 | The ageing rocker , still bedding women and jet-setting around the world at 56 , who is still so desperate for attention that he will tell his story to a newspaper . |
| 26 | Having met with this problem on my first day , the following morning I wised-up and took and taxi around the harbour , half an hour before sunrise , to approach Farm Cove by way of the delightfully named Woolloomooloo Bay . |
| 27 | The four-door 600 is stylish from the outside and well-groomed around the cabin , though I did n't care all that much for the light coloured fascia trim the company expects to be popular . |
| 28 | Only in nature and by a return to the land — in song , symbolism , in hiking and comradeship around the campfire — can we find that true alternative to the meaninglessness of modern life and its grasping materialism . |
| 29 | We therefore called on the Government to suspend the 14th Round pending the results of a Strategic Environmental Assessment of all aspects of the search for oil and gas around the coastline of Wales , but to no avail . |
| 30 | The copy began no less engagingly : ‘ The doctor said I might as well have it done ’ , said I , over meatballs and rice around the family table . ’ |