Example sentences of "on [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then be had put them on shelves around the room . |
| 2 | On shelves around the walls there were pots , vases , jugs , pitchers and plaques of all sorts and sizes , leather-hard or biscuit-fired . |
| 3 | Like the Prince , she takes a great deal of exercise , and frequently leaves the people who escort her on visits around the country struggling to keep up . |
| 4 | SCODA , the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse , has information on agencies around the country where drug and solvent misusers and their families can get help .. |
| 5 | This included articles on Nigeria by former tutor-organiser Robin Hallett , on Kenya by current tutor-organiser John Smith , on West Germany by Anna Multhampt of Cambridge branch and on Russia by Irene Baczkowske of Long Stratton ; publication coincided with a series of single lectures arranged by the Federation on trouble-spots around the world , such as Cyprus , Jordan and Algeria . |
| 6 | Developed by International over 18 months , Seacontrol has undergone extensive trials on ships around the world . |
| 7 | ‘ Before we rush forward with plans that could lay a heavy burden on societies around the globe , we must have a basic understanding of how much environmental benefit that money is buying — and whether there is a less-expensive , possibly more effective alternative available , ’ he said . |
| 8 | He told us terrible tales of people being crushed in crowds , of school finances being wasted on unnecessary floor cleaning bills and of ‘ softies ’ who needed seats when there was a perfectly good floor to sit on ( all the teachers were sat on chairs around the edge of the sports hall at this point , but I do n't think they took it personally ) . |
| 9 | And on the Costa del Sol , £400 million is being spent on bypasses around the main towns and cities . |