Example sentences of "of [noun] all around " in BNC.

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1 Tufnell bowls , quickly , flatter , and that whistles through outside the off stump , ooh , groans and shouts of disappointment all around the wicket there , echoed by Victor Marks , yeah , yeah in the box .
2 However it is not only the famous who give up their time as there are hundreds of missionaries all around the world trying to help people of the same and different religions through worship to God .
3 They had to lie on their stretchers in the back of a lorry listening to the din of battle all around them .
4 As I stood up , I heard cries of astonishment all around me .
5 No time to get to the shelter , there was a noise of metal all around us .
6 The tears ran down her face , and soon there was a large pool of water all around her on the floor .
7 I could not see the land , only mountains of water all around me .
8 ‘ Fish is such wonderful stuff , so perishable and so delicate , ’ enthuses Mr Black , waving at the glorious display of shellfish all around us .
9 There are coats of arms all around the Chamber of hon. Members who gave their lives for peace in Europe .
10 At night we 'd sleep in caves , huddled up in blankets with nothing to burn for firewood , while outside an icy wind swirled clouds of snow-dust all around us .
11 She could imagine what he looked like : dark , slightly wavy hair and blue eyes , the right eyes to look out over the miles of sea all around him .
12 There was a buzz of excitement all around the room , but at the same time everyone had the same nervous look about their face .
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