Example sentences of "[vb pp] around the base " in BNC.
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| 1 | The four shockcorded aluminium poles are inserted into split mesh sleeves and secured around the base of the Oxford pu nylon groundsheet by inserting each end of the poles into small eyelets . |
| 2 | Hindus know the cosmic energy as the kundalini or serpent force , and this is said to be coiled around the base of the spine in every human being . |
| 3 | Sometimes you can see the results of this decay on the corporation landscape — scaffolding canopies thrown around the base of tower blocks to catch falling concrete , the cracked and corroded corners which drop off like snow , but unless you are looking for it you do n't notice it . |
| 4 | Situated around the base of each wing is a variable number of articular sclerites which consist of the tegulae , the humeral plate and the axillaries ( Fig. 27 ) . |
| 5 | Dry off gladioli corms in trays , then remove very small cormlets that have developed around the base — these will eventually flower , but only when grown on for several years . |