Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | On several occasions the Army forwards exposed a certain frailty in the RAF 's defence around the fringes and launched promising sorties deep into enemy territory . |
| 2 | How long does it take Mercury 's residual precession of the perihelion to rotate the semi-major axis of Mercury 's orbit around the Sun once ? |
| 3 | Or maybe those trees were Dumbarton Oaks , and he had a momentary vision of the free world 's foreign ministers sitting like Robin Hood 's gang around a flickering campfire , greasy lumps of venison in their fingers , arguing about who should be permanent members of the Security Council . |
| 4 | The Teds were instantly recognised as symptomatic of the new ‘ classless ’ society and the ‘ affluent ’ breeze blowing in from across the Atlantic , a feeling that was massively reinforced by the wave of cinema riots that greeted the arrival of Bill Haley 's Rock Around the Clock in Britain . |
| 5 | After this study began , Gardner and colleagues reported the results of their case-control study of childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma around the Sellafield reprocessing plant . |
| 6 | Both are playing well and should prove a strong partnership with Richardson 's flair for birdies allied to Gilford 's skill around the greens . |
| 7 | There is a considerable drop-out rate in professional women 's tennis around the age of 20 . |
| 8 | Then she slung Griselda 's cat around her shoulders and took her broomstick from its place against the wall . |
| 9 | A heavily armed convoy signals Compaor 's passage around the capital , Ouagadougou . |
| 10 | In addition teaching pupils about CAFOD 's work around the world is taking place in more and more schools . |
| 11 | The clues lie , probably , in an informality of style ; in signs — at least — that someone has thought about the environment of the office ; evidence of a lot of the agency 's work around the place ( if they have nothing to be proud of ; they can not be much use ) ; an approach which is clearly geared to the idea of selling . |
| 12 | It was the Metro 's practicality around town that first attracted him . |
| 13 | Our appetites for a week 's paddle around the North Uist and the west coast of Harris had been wetted ! |
| 14 | The indomitable Lady Franklin took off with Eliza 's husband around the 10 December on his first major exploration of the south and west coasts of Van Diemen 's Land . |
| 15 | The largest interbreeding population of Hector 's dolphin around Banks Peninsula in New Zealand , lost 230 of its estimated 760 members through entanglement in set-nets between 1984 and 1988 . |
| 16 | I forgot their talk of parties and food and clothes and felt the unknown bride 's nightdress around me , wet with blood , marked by change . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've taken the tape of last week 's event around several companies , and already some are showing interest . ’ |
| 18 | ANGELIC UPSTARTS South Shields punk band fronted by a man called Thomas Mensforth who kicked a pig 's head around the stage . |
| 19 | Prices start at £1,050 per person for a week 's cruise around the Caribbean inclusive of transfers , full board , wine with meals and watersports . |
| 20 | Adeane 's function as private secretary appeared to be little more than the job of arranging the Prince 's schedule around polo and the children 's bath times . |
| 21 | Mr Al-Haroun noticed the Credit and Marketing Manager 's absence around the time he took off for Dharram . |
| 22 | The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside cited the example of Cardiff city centre 's redevelopment around the St. David 's centre . |
| 23 | We have this on no less an authority than Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur , who has been chased by Benny 's spirit around her London flat . |
| 24 | She sat in the chair , and Josie slung a nylon barber 's gown around her . |
| 25 | The Group 's success around the world over many years is a direct result of the dedication and commitment by Rentokil staff to high standards of service . |
| 26 | ‘ Billy 's runnin' around wiv a nasty crowd of 'ippidy'oys. 'E 'll be gettin' 'imself inter trouble wiv the police if 'e 's not careful . ’ |
| 27 | At this point in Uncle Albert 's path around his study he reached the fireplace and caught sight of the clock on the mantlepiece . |
| 28 | She closed her friend 's hand around them and , without letting go , pressed her dry lips very hard against Delia 's forehead . |
| 29 | He only regained his place when Tony Harrison broke an arm in the second qualifying round , but his two saves around the half-hour , first scrambling Hughes 's shot around the post , then pawing away Joyce 's looping header , left Preston 's brightest period unrewarded . |
| 30 | One typical law is Kepler 's relation between the period P of a planet 's motion around the sun , and the radius R of its orbit : |