Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | " Look there , " whispered Paul , draping his arms around the shoulders of both American boys and turning them to face across the street . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " 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 . |