Example sentences of "is around the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 By about five weeks the embryo is around the size of the smaller illustration and is highly developed .
2 Perhaps Herpomyces is able to penetrate the host 's exoskeleton only where the exoskeleton is thin , as it is around the base of the sensory hairs that cover the cockroach antennae .
3 A more specific example of how the culture of work profoundly influences the industrial worker is around the issue of assessment .
4 Now that the exchange rate is around the $1.40 to $1.45 mark there could be a case for going back but we might have the difficulty of seeming opportunistic .
5 This catchment area is around the lakes of Ullswater and Hawes Water from both of which water is piped to Manchester .
6 Wagamama is around the corner from the British Museum , through a discreet glass door , past a sand-filled ashtray and down some stairs to a big white basement with a shiny open kitchen at one end .
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