Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] around the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Fighting was concentrated around the towns of Bosanski Brod in the north and Neum in the south . |
| 3 | A 9″ concrete base was laid and after the conservatory was installed by contractors , a double-thickness ( 6″ ) brick wall was built around the edges of the pond , to a height of 2′ 6″ above ground , following the shape of the conservatory . |
| 4 | WHEN the famous Green Jacket was draped around the shoulders of Fred Couples last April , the American might well have shuddered . |
| 5 | An open letter written by a group of Hefei students calling for solidarity was passed around the campuses , as well as tapes of Fang Lizhi 's Shanghai speech , outlining the need for democracy and the importance of intellectual development in China . |