Example sentences of "the muscles around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event of the horse being stimulated , perhaps by a strange noise or object , the nostrils will be flared to catch any scent and the muscles around the mouth will be contracted , resulting in tightened lips and a dimpled chin . |
| 2 | The relaxed , friendly horse will adopt a fairly low carriage , with little muscle tension , eyes and ears will be relaxed as will the muscles around the mouth and nostrils . |
| 3 | The further the animal 's centre of gravity is off the ground , the more work is demanded of the muscles around the joints and girdles , and like all metabolic activity this must release heat . |
| 4 | His eyes were abnormally large , and suddenly Alexei realised that both the muscles around the eyes and the jet black pupils which were centred within the golden irises were affected not at all by the light but responded rather to some inner stimulus . |
| 5 | Either they decide to give up skiing altogether , or they undertake to develop the muscles around the knee ( the quadriceps and hamstrings ) in order to supplement the weakened ligaments , and — with the advice of a doctor or physiotherapist — ski with a brace or support . |