Example sentences of "tightly around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jo pulled nervously at the top of her dress ; it was also of satin , a pink so pale that it appeared white at first glance , swathed tightly around her long-waisted body and embroidered all over with pearls , brilliants and crumbs of coral . |
| 2 | The lash was wound tightly around the heavy handle ; it resembled a police baton . |
| 3 | The hole must be shaped to fit very tightly around the cage trap . |
| 4 | Removing the wrapping he began pressing the plastic explosive tightly around the rivet line . |
| 5 | He dreamt that he was in the coils of a giant worm , and when he woke he found the bedclothes wrapped tightly around him . |
| 6 | Anthea lay stretched on her narrow single bed , sweat filming her face , and a sheet wrapped tightly around her left ankle . |
| 7 | ‘ Bribery and corruption , ’ Isobel said tartly , as she drew her sables more tightly around her , and they mounted the steps to Edouard 's plane for the flight back to Paris . |
| 8 | This is near to 1.5mm , and it is soft enough to wrap tightly around the dowel , and accepts soft soldering for a neat fix . |
| 9 | Lee sat with her hand gripped tightly around the curved handle of a pint mug of beer and tried to work out who could have decorated the rostrum with this masochistic phrase and when and why and what it meant to the writer and whether the evening 's entertainment was aware of the invitation signalling beneath her feet . |
| 10 | She knew she had to let him go , but after buttoning him into his coat , she wrapped her arms tightly around him , crying almost hysterically . |
| 11 | Keep trying , and every time you think of your day focus your thoughts more tightly around the questions . |
| 12 | He pulled his robe tightly around his legs . |
| 13 | He entered the next carriage , his hand gripped tightly around the railing , and moved slowly down the corridor until he reached his own compartment . |
| 14 | In a national survey , ‘ forward planners ’ in all classes had lower fertility ( and family size clustered more tightly around an average of two children ) , and were more likely to use effective methods of contraception . |
| 15 | If marauding gulls appear , the aunties sound an alarm and the young cluster tightly around them . |
| 16 | Saint-Jean is not a mountain town , because it is only 500 feet above sea level , but it has the feel of a mountain town , because the hills close in tightly around it , especially to the south and to the east . |
| 17 | Before he could look round , a pair of arms was thrown tightly around his neck . |
| 18 | Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat . |
| 19 | Martin Connelly dangled naked in the air , supported only by two thick pieces of hemp , wound so tightly around his wrists that they chafed the skin raw . |
| 20 | This time it was Tessa , holding her pyjamas in her hand and wearing nothing but the tweed overcoat pulled tightly around her . |
| 21 | With his arm tightly around her shoulders she found herself steered away from their small , amused , interested audience , away from the music and colourful dancing , out of the floodlit wood and back to the Aston Martin . |
| 22 | When , after an hour , she heard him coming up the stairs she pulled the sheets tightly around her , and then relaxed . |
| 23 | His arm came tightly around her and Maggie did exactly as he asked as she saw Mitch looking down at them . |
| 24 | Ana came to the edge and Mitch just grabbed her , his arm tightly around her . |
| 25 | Her foot slipped on the smooth tiles and a frightened little cry left her lips about one second before Mitch moved like lightning and caught her , his arms tightly around her , holding her close . |
| 26 | His hands came back to close tightly around her face . |
| 27 | Holding the open gown tightly around myself , I rise to adjust the volume on the television , so that it will not disturb them . |
| 28 | Clare pulled her fur coat more tightly around her ( it came from a jumble sale and lacked any conventional form of fastening ) and complained . |
| 29 | This was strapped so tightly around my ankles I think it stopped the circulation in my feet . |
| 30 | He carried Wynne-Jones on his back ; the old man beat at the thorns with his stick , one arm held tightly around his son 's neck . |