Example sentences of "around [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlikely though it may seem , as I wandered miserably in the snow in a duffle coat , puffing my pipe , around the cobblestones and concrete of Wilhelmshaven , I was still , in naval terms , serving aboard a ship , HMS Royal Rupert to be precise . |
| 2 | Toby had a pencil with a blue one on the end it its scaly tail curled around the pencil and the head was spiked down the neck could be used as a rubber . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Before serving , arrange the tortilla chips around the pie on top of the cheese . |
| 5 | Its biggest problem is a resounding thrum at 4000–4500 rpm that booms around the cabin . |
| 6 | The young man scratched his head and looked around the cabin . |
| 7 | Masklin looked desperately around the cabin . |
| 8 | He stood up and moved restlessly around the cabin . |
| 9 | Then the father in the book had a fatal heart attack and she went white , putting it down , tears burning her eyes as the aircraft engines whined on and on , and the Oriental stewardesses moved gracefully around the cabin , collecting drinks and trays . |
| 10 | The four-door 600 is stylish from the outside and well-groomed around the cabin , though I did n't care all that much for the light coloured fascia trim the company expects to be popular . |
| 11 | ACRI and Cray will convert applications for both companies ' parallel computer systems — Cray is also designing parallel machines around the Alpha RISC . |
| 12 | Advanced Computer Research — ACRI — and Cray will also collaborate to convert and optimise applications codes on both companies ' parallel computer systems — Cray is also designing parallel machines around the Alpha RISC . |
| 13 | The Great Chamberlain wore one of the more spectacular Court uniforms consisting of a scarlet coat with gold embroidery on the front and around the collar , a waistcoat and knee breeches of nankeen , silk stockings and shoes with gold buckles . |
| 14 | The tunic was piped in branch-colour around the collar , deep cuffs , and down the front edge . |
| 15 | Another normal step in the process of grieving , one which often follows closely on numbness , is anger , often just free-floating anger without specific focus and likely to last until around the anniversary of the death which caused it . |
| 16 | A hundred and seventy five I think was the last count that we have around the U K all selling advertising . |
| 17 | We are relying on you and all the other volunteers around the U K in your contacts with the public to help make this year a success . |
| 18 | The roots grow huge , sculptural wings to buttress the tree and the climber wraps itself around the lapuna , which slowly decays inside it . |
| 19 | The next day the fair proper would begin with stalls around the quayside , strolling musicians , jugglers , side shows , wrestling and boat racing . |
| 20 | Commerson 's dolphin is found in Chilean waters and at the sub-Antarctic Kergueien Island in the Indian Ocean ; Peale 's dolphin is restricted to coastal waters around the southern tip of South America and around the Falkland Islands ; and the Chilean black dolphin is found only in Chilean waters . |
| 21 | Others — like the squid , which are the chief prey around the Falkland Islands — live for only one year , then reproduce , then die . |
| 22 | A special concession paid for by the Ministry of Defence allows for Aerogrammes to and from HM Forces based in BFPOs 801 to 825 , BFPO 655 and HM Ships operating in the seas around the Falkland Islands to be sent without pre-payment of postage . |
| 23 | The new measures provided for ( i ) the lifting of the 150-mile exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands and its replacement on March 31 , 1990 , by mutually agreed security arrangements ( backed up by a direct radio " hotline " between the commander of the Falklands garrison and Argentina 's military high command ) giving each country advance warning of the military manoeuvres of the other , and allowing Argentinian warships and aircraft to come within 50 miles and 70 miles respectively of the Falklands without prior permission ; ( ii ) co-operation on air and sea rescue , safety procedures and air and maritime navigation ; ( iii ) an investment promotion and protection pact to encourage investment in the Falklands , and negotiations on possible Anglo-Argentinian investment promotion and protection agreements ; ( iv ) shared information on fishing in the South Atlantic , although a 150-mile conservation zone around the Falklands would be maintained , within which Argentinian vessels were denied the right to fish [ see p. 37001 ] ; ( v ) a working group on South Atlantic affairs and arrangements for further talks to improve contacts between the mainland and the Falklands ; ( vi ) visits by Argentinian relatives to Falkland war graves by arrangement with the International Red Cross ; ( vii ) co-operation on environmental protection ; and ( viii ) co-operation against drug trafficking . |
| 24 | Argentina failed to produce an accord to avert over-fishing in waters around the Falkland ( Malvinas ) Islands . |
| 25 | Meeting together as joint members of the South Atlantic Fishing Commission in London on Dec. 5-6 , officials from the Argentine and United Kingdom governments agreed to extend a commercial fishing ban around the Falkland ( Malvinas ) Islands for a further year until the end of 1992 . |
| 26 | With the help of Blue Watch and Mr Jackson a halter was fitted around the foal and its feet were hobbled . |
| 27 | The Carrion swoop around the adventurers , but make no attempt to carry anyone off . |
| 28 | The pupae will be drifting around the adventurers by this time , so a swing with a weapon will automatically be an attack against D2 of them ( the pupa is hit if the character fails a WS test ) . |
| 29 | Chopper Harris had peered around the vehicle , and his mouth fell open as he saw the officer talking to his friends . |
| 30 | He walked around the vehicle a couple of times , stretching his legs , stopping by the bonnet to squat down on his knees . |