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

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1 There were teeth all around him , snapping and gnawing .
2 There were noises all around them .
3 We first met Pacific waters at the windswept village of Puerto Natales , and suddenly there were mountains all around us : mountains and glaciers , and curious seabirds and dolphins and spume-whipped sea , the water a vivid blue under a cloudless sky .
4 I walked along saw the guy in front of mne there were bulltes all around me so it was either him or me .
5 There were lessons all around me about what I should be doing , where I should be going , but I chose to ignore them .
6 And she did n't seem to be a captive , though there were Gharrgoyles all around her .
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