Example sentences of "of [noun sg] 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 | They had to lie on their stretchers in the back of a lorry listening to the din of battle all around them . |
| 3 | As I stood up , I heard cries of astonishment all around me . |
| 4 | No time to get to the shelter , there was a noise of metal all around us . |
| 5 | The tears ran down her face , and soon there was a large pool of water all around her on the floor . |
| 6 | I could not see the land , only mountains of water all around me . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | There was a buzz of excitement all around the room , but at the same time everyone had the same nervous look about their face . |