Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not a great one for carting them all around the country , so Will only contests about a dozen competitions a year ’ . |
| 2 | and then you start of cou then you say right erm er let's keep hold of this information so these are retained and there 's also a benefit to the estate agent , and there 's the G A one which of course is er by coincidence is the Aberdeen one but of course we er you know we have them all around the country . |
| 3 | But facing me in the nets for two winters , he got to know my bowling inside out and by the end of our stay in Cape Town he was hammering me all around the practice area . |
| 4 | ‘ As he was knocking me all around the ring , ’ said Holyfield , ‘ I thought he 'll miss soon and maybe I 'll get the chance to knock him out . ’ |
| 5 | It may even be possible to make neat little ‘ scale-model ’ houses from normal wood , transport them cheaply around the country , and then ‘ puff ’ them up to final size on site . |
| 6 | Membership benefits include some that arrive through the post , and others that are waiting for you just around the corner … |
| 7 | What makes this album such a monstrous listen , though , is the way disgusting guitar noises of all descriptions are packed into jabs , upper-cuts , sucker punches and knock-out blows to batter you dizzily around the room . |
| 8 | Using scissors , cut out six ‘ mirrors ’ from foil and attach them evenly around the sides of the cake using dabs of royal icing . |
| 9 | When she took the last fence it brought her right around the wood , opposite the point where the Master had asked them to fan out . |
| 10 | Nora was longing to see the new Constance and proudly show her little around the neighbourhood . |
| 11 | He invited his wife to dance , led her by the hand and steered her courteously around the floor , his fingers spread at her waist as if he held a work of art in his arms . |
| 12 | And it was as if Boy was now suddenly the drowning one , and O was the lifeguard ; O slapped him twice around the face , pulled his head back by a handful of hair and placed his mouth over Boy 's before he had time to speak , and kissed him right there in the doorway of The Bar . |
| 13 | He had guided her expertly around the monuments of Greece and Italy , the summer after the baby . |
| 14 | She toyed with it with her fork , pushing it slowly around the plate , swirling it into patterns . |
| 15 | The glue covers the books , the pens , everything and I spread it generously around the fastening before I close it up . |