Example sentences of "[noun] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | This finding reflects the commonsense idea that people are influenced in their speech by the speakers around them . |
| 2 | To rectify such mistakes may take extensive exposure to different usage from other speakers around them , before children find out that they have a real case of no difference in meaning ( Clark , 1987,1988 ) . |
| 3 | Four speakers around the dance floor and er two big bass things . |
| 4 | last time there was some tea around available . |
| 5 | A woman came out of her house and apparently poured a pot of tea around the base of a bush . |
| 6 | Western press reports noted a rise in banditry around the refugee camps on the Thai border , leading to an indefinite suspension of UN aid shipments from Thailand into Cambodia from Sept. 21 . |
| 7 | You get a build up of black heads around the nose , and around the chin . |
| 8 | I see some shaking of heads around me , not to worry . |
| 9 | Upstairs , she put a shawl around Agnes , saying , ‘ There you are , dear . |
| 10 | She drew a shawl around her shoulders . |
| 11 | Hari shivered a little as she drew on her underclothes , then her thick skirt and bodice , lastly pulling the welcoming warmth of the shawl around her slim shoulders . |
| 12 | She was still wearing the thin cotton dress that she 'd worn in the prison hospital , but now there was a shawl around her shoulders as well . |
| 13 | Rachel sounds as if she 'll be sitting with a shawl around her shoulders when she 's 60 . |
| 14 | She threw back the covers , slipped a light shawl around her shoulders above her coarse calico nightgown , thrust her bare feet into her felt slippers , and crossed the room , avoiding the small oak bureau by the door , which she opened cautiously . |
| 15 | Dr Neil registered how withdrawn she was , and once they were back home hot , sugary tea was poured down her in a constant stream , and then , despite the warmth of the day , Matey put a shawl around her shoulders and made her sit near the fire . |
| 16 | She pulled her shawl around her and said : ‘ It has gone far enough . |
| 17 | The woman sniffed back her tears , and drew the shawl around her body , which was heavy and useful like a sack of potatoes . |
| 18 | She threw her shawl around her shoulders and hurried from the house . |
| 19 | The Natural Break brochure , sponsored by British Gas , reveals a wealth of conservation opportunities around the country . |
| 20 | Thanks to the Sports Council there are opportunities around the country for almost every kind of sport , with 50-plus beginners especially welcome . |
| 21 | The point has been to set people free from constraints ; and leave them free to take advantage of the opportunities around them . |
| 22 | No doubt there are many inadequately pursued opportunities around that could be revived and worked through more thoroughly . |
| 23 | Building a seat around a tree . |
| 24 | Having spent much of the glorious summer last year sitting in the shade of the apple tree I decided that if such summers were to continue it would be a good idea to build a permanent seat around the tree . |
| 25 | The other occupants of the room gradually moved across to the table , each of them taking a seat around it . |
| 26 | At 27 years old , and having won 52 international caps , ‘ Jacki ’ had earned recognition around the world and , more importantly , the permission of the Polish authorities to move abroad . |
| 27 | There was an instant chorus of recognition around the ( all-female ) table . |
| 28 | Five years ago DIP entered its second phase , thanks to the development of software that not only handled image storage and retrieval but actively managed the routing and movement of images around an organisation . |
| 29 | The brands involved in sponsoring grand prix ( Marlboro , Camel , Gitanes , Lucky Strike , and Rothmans ) each have minute brand shares in Australia , but , unlike France , which has recently lost its place on the grand prix circuit because of its refusal to allow tobacco advertising , Australia will continue to ‘ export ’ these images around the world in race telecasts . ) |
| 30 | The idea was that I was going to have these images around the base , and then I never did the Crucifixion . |