Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] around a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OK , educate the child , educate the dog , but I could never let a child of mine walk around a ring with a big , powerful dog like that , because it is a big , powerful vicious beast . |
| 2 | She was crooking her finger around a cup of Earl Grey . |
| 3 | She went to the table , closed her hand around a bottle and slid it into her skirt pocket . |
| 4 | Now , after four years on the show , they know their way around a hosepipe , having tackled fire , flood and disaster on screen . |
| 5 | This use of diagrams enables students both to find their way around a text without losing themselves in the irrelevant detail of intensive reading , and also to identify parts without having to name them . |
| 6 | They know their way around a wine list . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's nice to see a young lady what knows her way around a kitchen for a change . |
| 8 | Thérèse felt her way around a barrel as tall as she was . |
| 9 | Bailey , Shrimpton recalls , stuck his head around a corner and stared intently at her . |
| 10 | Until the election was called he has had to fit his campaigning around a job as senior business development officer for North Tyneside council . |
| 11 | His own attitude to money is simple : he has two homes ( one in the Lake District ) and no mortgages , so is able to plan his year around a job that does n't pay very well . |
| 12 | Charlie strolled past me , his arm around a girl who had her tits hanging out , and he said , to make her laugh , ‘ Hurry up , Karim , you great girl 's blouse , you friend of Dorothy . |
| 13 | I have watched him before , watched him watching Elizabeth as he puts his arm around a girl . |
| 14 | Just wave your stick around a bit ! ’ |
| 15 | Instead , build your army around a core of reliable troops such as Black Orcs , Big'uns , or Boar Boyz . |
| 16 | ‘ You have to learn to think your way around a golf course much more as a pro , ’ he says . |
| 17 | You can use it to help you find your way around a tape , rather like you use page numbers in a book . |
| 18 | This was originally used as a sales technique — you shook hands or put your arm around a relation or friend — the idea was to develop this — the salesperson put his/her arm around the buyer and thereby instilled a sense of security into the individual . |