Example sentences of "area around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such activity is naturally a bit messy , and those left-over bits of bedding that litter the area around the sett , within the spoil heaps and down the tunnels , are a dead give-away . |
| 2 | However , why his ghost should have been attracted to the station and the area around the mess room has never been explained satisfactorily . |
| 3 | Some parts of the painting , such as the area around the clock tower are nearly finished at this stage . |
| 4 | Some parts of the painting , such as the area around the clock tower are nearly finished at this stage . |
| 5 | The creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve was set up in 1986 to protect this valuable area around the peak of Creag Meagaidh in the Monadhliath mountains . |
| 6 | As sweetners to gain planning permission they 've also proposed part funding for a sailing centre and to pay forimprovements to the area around the lake . |
| 7 | Meanwhile in the area around the port of Assab in Eritrea , a newly formed Afar Revolutionary Democratic Union ( ARDU ) had in October issued a document affirming the Afar community 's right to " self-determination , even secession " . |
| 8 | Forces opposed to the President had been in control of much of the country for several months [ see pp. 37702-03 ; 37767-68 ; 37844-45 ] , with the central government 's authority largely confined to the area around the capital . |
| 9 | The final year of Siyad Barre 's 21-year rule was marked by a rapid deterioration of the security situation throughout the country , with the government 's authority increasingly confined to a small area around the capital . |
| 10 | Eventually the area around the Memorial Church was lighted by a single gas lamp on the opposite side of the road at the junction with Killicomaine Road . |
| 11 | The other children heating the boy 's cries ran to him and he told them what had happened , they searched the cutting and the area around the hut without success . |
| 12 | A bathymetric survey of Finlaggan Loch , Islay , for the National Museum of Scotland , combined with investigations by a BGS diving team elucidated the complex form and history of the loch and the area around the settlement , and located a submerged causeway . |
| 13 | The interpretation of the complex form and history of the loch and the area around the settlement was much improved , a submerged causeway was located , and assorted artefacts were recovered . |
| 14 | Moreover , Vincentius admitted he had been educated in the area around the Middle Sea where Sir Ralph and the others had also served . |
| 15 | The Madeiran is an amalgam of descent from the various areas of northern Portugal and the central area around the Alentejo , as well as southern types from the Algarve , together with Moorish influence from the days of the slaves . |
| 16 | The sovereign State of the Vatican City includes the area around the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome , Italy , and twelve buildings in and outside of Rome . |
| 17 | The sovereign state of the Vatican City includes the area around the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome , Italy , and 12 buildings in and outside Rome . |
| 18 | In recent months the residents of the area around the bar had been complaining almost nightly to the police about the noise that went on until the small hours and about the hypodermics left strewn around the piazza , a serious health hazard to the children who played there during the day . |
| 19 | The mill still manages to retain an air of tranquillity about it and , despite its continuing commercial use , the area around the mill plays host to many wild birds and animals . |
| 20 | The area around the mill pond has also been landscaped , the whole site now looking magnificent and a credit to its new owners . |
| 21 | This attack signified the LTTE 's rejection of a government initiative to create a demilitarized zone in the urban area around the fort itself . |
| 22 | To build it on the site between East Hanney and Steventon , Thames Water would have to buy up 4 farms and 16 houses , divert the road between the two villages , landscape the area around the water and build a tunnel connecting it to the Thames . |
| 23 | Forces of the rebel Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) which remained under the command of Col. John Garang continued to hold the area around the towns of Torit and Kapoeta , in the south of Equatoria state . |
| 24 | In 1987–1988 the area around the pulpit was altered . |
| 25 | Run some aquarium sealant over the 6mm uncovered area around the backdrop thickly and evenly . |
| 26 | The area around the Napo station is a microcosm of the region . |
| 27 | Only the area around the hole needs to be sooted . |
| 28 | Cleared the area around the overflow chamber , removing the access bridge and ramps . |
| 29 | The winds that carried it there had passed directly over the power stations of South Yorkshire and the ‘ sulphur valley ’ area around the Trent , where there are 12 large power stations . |
| 30 | He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung . |