Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | El Capitan had a baton in his hand now and was winding its strap around his wrist . |
| 2 | Furthermore , Coutts themselves were undergoing a change in policy , consolidating their business around the wealthy personal customer and shedding some of their ‘ high-risk ’ business accounts . |
| 3 | The Old Town harbours a sundry collection of churches , mansions , synagogues , palaces and mosques , winding their way around the narrow lanes and hidden nooks , beckoning the adventurer into the shadows . |
| 4 | Guy dismounted and lifted Isabel out of the saddle , keeping his arm around her . |
| 5 | TONIGHT , as usual , 34-year-old Tony Doyle will be pedalling his bike around an indoor circuit in Europe . |
| 6 | One of the kids started winding his scarf around his head , mummifying himself . |
| 7 | ‘ What are you doing here ? ’ she asked ungraciously , drawing her sun-wrap around her . |
| 8 | Donna nodded slowly , drawing her finger around the lip of the cup . |
| 9 | This is of little consequence to grubs and maggots , for they hold their interminable feasts out of sight of the rest of the world , gobbling their way around the heart of an apple or gnawing tunnels in wood , shielded by what they are eating . |
| 10 | She was able to talk about herself in a more positive way , and this she attributed to having felt useful and capable when helping her sister-in-law around the house . |
| 11 | They travelled in open formation , picking their way around obstacles and frequently having to stop to mend punctures . |
| 12 | How I long to see the black kid depicted as something other than the tam-donning , dope-smoking , unemployed gang member , structuring his life around reggae music , blues parties , and thieving , and phrasing his life 's ambitions in terms of one day to the next with little or no positive orientation to the world and an outlook flavoured by prejudice and ignorance . |
| 13 | One of the troopers was passing his helmet around his colleagues , who were putting money into it . |
| 14 | He produced a box of matches , scraping one into flame and cupping his hand around it as he offered his companion a light . |
| 15 | ‘ Where to next ? ’ he said , cupping his hand around the Marlboro he was trying to light . |
| 16 | He then shuffled around the room cupping his hand around the chimneys and blowing out one lamp after another . |
| 17 | Pulling her cloak around her and laying her fork carefully along the wooden pegs on the side of the wain , Alexandra climbed the iron railings , already cold and slippery with new snow , and went off in the direction of the kitchen . |
| 18 | The Salvation Army in Canada was celebrating its centenary around the same time as Sri Lanka . |
| 19 | ( GUIL stirs restlessly , pulling his cloak around him . ) |
| 20 | He pushed her down on to his bunk , pulling his duvet around her , then took a fresh towel and began to dry her hair . |
| 21 | Well it 's a pity you did n't think of your daughter when you were whoring your way around the world , is n't it ? |
| 22 | From behind the ruched net curtains , she could see him plodding his way around the green . |
| 23 | Before ( and after ) moving your counter around the board you can change your team formation and swap players around to get defence , midfield and attack ratings to match your opponents ' . |
| 24 | Within a few days she seemed very accepting of the situation , almost enjoying not having her husband around the house . |
| 25 | Donna did n't manage to get her finger around the trigger but she did pull the weapon clear , closing her hand around it and using it as a club . |
| 26 | After confidently navigating his way around the storms , John arrived safely at Southend Airport , Essex , to clear Customs before flying on to Duxford . |
| 27 | ‘ A saint would be forgiven for losing his cool around you . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Could it be somebody working for Connelly with an axe to grind ? ’ asked Martin Bates , running his finger around the rim of his glass . |
| 29 | There was nothing of interest to her in the present conversation except as a means of promoting their intimacy and retaining his arm around her waist . |
| 30 | ( c.26 ) " Since the kingdom consists of different regions , officers of the first , second , and indeed any rank should so far as possible be picked from different regions , so that [ men from ] the various regions should be able to come to the palace with a greater sense of knowing their way around ( familiarius ) since they would know that men who were from the same kin-group ( genealogia ) or the same region held a place there . " |