Example sentences of "was [vb pp] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | A longer length of rope was circled around her shoulders and under the table , then over her gorgeous breasts and downwards until her rib cage was completely covered in coiled rope , which fastened her to the hard wooden table . |
| 2 | Immediately post-operatively his temperature fell to 35.8 C. Warmed blood was transfused to counteract shock and an extra blanket was placed around him . |
| 3 | A black leather suite was arranged around a white marble fireplace standing starkly against slate-grey walls and carpet . |
| 4 | As Stephen Leacock and I walked down the street after that luncheon we found that a small crowd of students was gathered around the white statue . |
| 5 | Another group , exclusively male , was gathered around what Sendei guessed was a highly advanced piece of technology . |
| 6 | A dirty rag was used to gag her mouth and a black hood was fastened around her head . |
| 7 | The brown canvas delivery sack was hidden around the corner on a stone shelf , several inches above the rotten humus that blocked the culvert . |
| 8 | Second-hand machinery was scattered around the yard with new parts and modifications arriving daily . |
| 9 | A cordon of armour was parked around newspapers and broadcasting stations , and key members of the previous administration were arrested . |
| 10 | Heavy fighting was reported around the cities of Shaqlawa and Sulaimaniya on April 13 in which 150 government troops were said to have been killed . |
| 11 | In east Gwent a project was designed around this philosophy . |
| 12 | Given Brainerd 's background in the publishing industry , mainly newspapers , and the fact that he had just left Atex it is hardly surprising that the program was designed around the traditional ‘ cut and paste ’ working methods . |
| 13 | One of the best known is the Brasher Hillmaster from Reebok ( £80 ) , which was designed around a running-shoe last and is incredibly comfortable , while providing a degree of water resistance from its integral membrane . |
| 14 | The first of the IBM PCs was designed around the Intel 8088 processor , an eight bit device which ran at a clock speed of 4.77MHz ( we 'll cover clock speeds a little later ) . |
| 15 | It looked awkward , but not heavy , unless you take into account the fact that this linoleum was rolled around a fifty pound salmon . |
| 16 | The first wave was organised around social , cultural and moral issues , the second around the politicisation of the counter-culture . |
| 17 | Whereas the maths syllabus was organised around concepts ( e.g. shape , plane , enlargement , volume ) , the humanities syllabus , for instance , dealt with topics ( e.g. health and fitness , history and archaeology , ancient Greek , local studies ) and these also tended to be listed under the ‘ concept ’ heading . |
| 18 | The meal was organised around the char which had been caught that afternoon , and Hope was touched at the extravagant praise lobbed his way for the provision of the excellent fish . |
| 19 | The conversation material was organised around various social situations . |
| 20 | The existing management was organised around establishments , each with its own board of management , its own financial system , its own marketing and commercial organisation , its safety infrastructure , administration and so on , but with business interests which overlapped the other establishments . |
| 21 | The search space was organised around a global uniform data-base , the blackboard , and so different configurations of knowledge bases could easily be tested . |
| 22 | Pearson made no fewer than eight quota films in one year at Julius Hagen 's Twickenham Studios , where one small stage was occupied around the clock , and pictures that had been scripted in a fortnight were filmed in another two weeks . |
| 23 | Tiny electrical discharges zipped and buzzed about the hull as the fragile air was catalysed around them . |
| 24 | The method used to spin both types was the same , a short whip of string or leather about eighteen inches in length was wound around the top which was then placed upright on the ground and steadied with one finger . |
| 25 | Henry ( Harry ) Tremayne Markham , who was expected around November 1st , was born in London on October 11th . |
| 26 | A third force , of about 4000 regulars , was collected around Finchley , on the northern approaches to London . |
| 27 | Controlling the way her image was seen around the world ensured that Kylie made the most of her success as her face became familiar all across the globe . |
| 28 | However until a site was found at Crich in 1959 , 45 was moved around the country , at one time being displayed at the Montagu Motor Museum in Hampshire . |
| 29 | So Craig 's was made around October 17th 1977 , shortly after the range was launched . |
| 30 | His round was made around a run of five 3s from the second to the sixth holes — that brought him to two under for the championship . |