Example sentences of "around the room [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked around the room as if Coffin might be hiding there . |
| 2 | Stairs to the south lead up to a gallery which runs around the room above the level of the archways ( some 16 feet up ) , with a door visible on the north side . |
| 3 | They arrived with a flourish , laid the cases on the floor , opened them and dragged them around the room to be oh 'd and ah 'd over by the guests . |
| 4 | M. Dupont resumed his conversation and I continued my way around the room for some moments . |
| 5 | And she was already looking around the room for the gun or the knife that he would surely have about him somewhere . |
| 6 | She looked around the room for Nicolo . |
| 7 | In which case moving around the room with one 's eyes open , as if one could not see , would qualify for drama . |
| 8 | Cumberland , an eye-witness recorded , ‘ jumped around the room with joy ’ on learning he could resume his pursuit of the rebels , ‘ and declared that he would follow them to the further part of Scotland . ’ |
| 9 | This rapidly progresses into following the child around the room with a spoon . |
| 10 | She looked around the room with distaste . |
| 11 | From a pocket he drew a small cylindrical probe , and he stalked slowly around the room with it , pointing it at every piece of furniture and ornamentation with a sensitive ear tuned to the probe 's faint hum . |
| 12 | Ymor had on several occasions seen him look around the room with an expression of deep satisfaction . |
| 13 | He walks around the room with an erection tugging to keep itself up . |
| 14 | Maria glanced around the room with her scared eyes . |
| 15 | As shown in Map 13 overleaf , there is a massive throne-like wooden chair , with comfortable cushions , which is capable of magically moving around the room on command , to give its occupant a view through any archway he desires . |
| 16 | Place sheets of newspaper around the room on the floor . |
| 17 | P.C. Torney claimed that Hickson 's story was fabrication , and said the youth was prancing around the room at the police station , boxing and boasting of his prowess as a boxer … as a result of the boisterous behaviour , he caught his eye on a window-ledge . |
| 18 | In seconds , poor old George would be spread around the room like an explosion in Harrod 's window , and the thing would be away . |
| 19 | He shone the torch around the room before entering . |
| 20 | She twirled and swayed around the room in a slow dance , her skirt billowing and her long hair shining beneath the bright lights . |
| 21 | Hyacinth , quieter now , glanced around the room in embarrassment and her mother at once shooed out the smaller children . |
| 22 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |
| 23 | Then Philippa kicked off her sandals and started to pad around the room in bare feet . |
| 24 | With low levels of lighting around the room in the evening , they make a spectacular display for your favourite dried flower arrangement or special ornament . |
| 25 | Lissa asked , looking around the room in disbelief . |
| 26 | Once they were back in the billet Charlie folded up his best suit and placed it under the bed next to the one Tommy had settled on , then swaggered around the room in his new uniform . |