Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is clear that Gascoigne is way beyond his peers in what is an era of ordinary players , Taylor 's predecessors — Don Revie , Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson — all shunned the opportunity of building their teams around the most talented players at their disposal . |
| 2 | Toughening their endurance by frequent climbs to nearly 3,000 feet ( 900m ) up the crags of Goat Fell on Arran they saw , when it was not raining — a rare occasion in west Scotland — Lieutenant Roger Courtney at sea , training his canoeists around the island 's choppy waters where a short sharp sea comes up with little warning . |
| 3 | Had he lived , and continued in his intention to write poetry , he would probably now be another ageing rocker with literary pretensions , creaking his wares around the stadiums just like the Stones , The Who , Dylan and the Grateful Dead . |
| 4 | To ease my conscience , for every parking I bought an indoor pot plant , so that by now we have a veritable jungle growing along all the window sills , crawling up the walls and wrapping their tendrils around the television set . |
| 5 | She not only bit , kicked , and knocked them down ; but she would also hold a child on the ground by wrapping her jaws around the child 's throat , or bite a child in the face . |
| 6 | " Look there , " whispered Paul , draping his arms around the shoulders of both American boys and turning them to face across the street . |
| 7 | She took the gun , and put it into his hand properly , wrapping his fingers around the butt , shoving his forefinger through the trigger-guard , and held the barrel to his ear . |
| 8 | " But it was my fault , " Patrick continued , wrapping his hands around the cup , bringing it up to his lips as if to hide his face . |
| 9 | ‘ Mark was my brother , ’ she declared harshly , curling her fingers around the handle , ‘ and you helped kill him . ’ |