Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leader then proceeds to do a few activities around the table such as hitting it with both hands , scratching an ear , winking an eye or nodding backwards and forwards . |
| 2 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
| 3 | Delmar Benjamin 's GeeBee Replica flew each day and made a few passes around the pylons . |
| 4 | In the meantime , archery had retained its appeal in a few places around the country , two of them being the neighbouring Ayrshire towns of Irvine and Kilwinning , in both of which contests were held annually . |
| 5 | He 'd scattered a few items around the place so that anybody looking in through the window would get the impression that the owner was in residence but out for the day or the evening : a box of tissues and some magazines in the main room , a half-empty bottle of fresh milk and some crockery draining in the kitchen . |
| 6 | Flattening him to the ground and knocking the wind out of him , it had begun its killing process by throwing a few coils around the tree to anchor itself , and a few more round Laba , pinning his arms to his side . |
| 7 | Finally I twisted together lengths of red and white yarn to make a rope for the sledge and stitched some stars around the moon to add to the frosty effect . |
| 8 | In some regions , the cable is split into several parallel strands , and at a few points around the margin ( typically two or three ) the continuity of the cable is broken , the actin distribution appears disorderly , and the wound front is irregular rather than smoothly curved ; some of these discontinuities may represent sites of stronger attachment to the substratum . |
| 9 | All the acts on tonight 's bill ( and a few others around the country ) would do well to have a long and critical look at what they 're doing and decide if people really need another adequate pop/rock/whatever band ! |
| 10 | He managed to keep working , paid for his board and lodging , helped her to look after the handicapped boy and did a few jobs around the house . |
| 11 | The D.G.A.A. runs 13 such Homes around the country . |
| 12 | There is a coffee bar here and women selling embroidery and woollens line the path to the viewpoint — for all that they are at a good tourist point , the prices here and at other such places around the island usually remain reasonable . |
| 13 | The prediction had been that these elections would result in more women and fewer Scots around the shadow cabinet table as a result of the voting system . |
| 14 | The idea was that I was going to have these images around the base , and then I never did the Crucifixion . |
| 15 | The brands involved in sponsoring grand prix ( Marlboro , Camel , Gitanes , Lucky Strike , and Rothmans ) each have minute brand shares in Australia , but , unlike France , which has recently lost its place on the grand prix circuit because of its refusal to allow tobacco advertising , Australia will continue to ‘ export ’ these images around the world in race telecasts . ) |
| 16 | ( If these perturbations around the average do not cancel each other out , they can not be reflecting purely relative demand changes because there would be some net aggregate effect . ) |
| 17 | As the bloodstream carries these hormones around the body , the adrenaline produces the ‘ flight or fight ’ reaction already described , while the corticosteroids have a great variety of effects . |
| 18 | ‘ You see , we could n't get gigs in the city of Cork , so we used to play these places around the county . |
| 19 | ‘ There are only a handful of these machines around the world , and the only one available for eye tumours in Britain is at Clatterbridge . |
| 20 | And guilds were formed so that they could trade these garments around the country and eventually around Europe . |
| 21 | Many groups around the world are working in these areas and the rate of data exchange using ‘ traditional ’ tapes or CD-ROM meant it could be two months before one group heard of another 's ideas . |
| 22 | This is no elaborate , townie 's re-creation , overburdened with fancy aesthetics , but a living , breathing original — a mixture of plants for use and beauty , like those that appealed to so many artists around the turn of the century . |
| 23 | Many Iranians around the Shah believed that the British resented this and blamed the Shah for it . |
| 24 | Since those early days , John Bull have expanded , opening many shops around the country , leading to the opening of the new factory in 1984 . |
| 25 | But Mr Reynolds declared : ‘ Our first priority is to get all parties around the table , and we would not want to do anything at this stage that might hinder the process . |
| 26 | The rapid rise in the price of oil in the 1970s , for example , contributed to inflation in many countries around the world — oil price rises not only push up petrol prices , of course , but also affect the cost of all transport services and virtually all manufacturing and service industries . |
| 27 | So many countries around the world point fingers at the USA and claim ‘ You are rich because we are poor ’ . |
| 28 | Many countries around the world have inherited traditions of ‘ public service ’ , ‘ cartels ’ , and the ‘ free market ’ . |
| 29 | Many companies around the world are developing machines which can respond to , store and replay , synthesise and recognise speech . |
| 30 | It is LASMO 's continued objective to be a ‘ good corporate citizen ’ in the many communities around the world in which it operates . |