Example sentences of "[prep] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most accomplished of the Benin castings are the high relief plaques of around the 17th century . |
| 2 | These were lots 228 , a South Indian bronze figure of Siva-Nataraja of around the eleventh century , estimated at Rs 75,00,000–85,00,000 , and 238 , a South Indian bronze figure of Sukhasana Siva , Chola , of around the twelfth century , estimated at Rs 50,00,000–60,00,000 . |
| 3 | These were lots 228 , a South Indian bronze figure of Siva-Nataraja of around the eleventh century , estimated at Rs 75,00,000–85,00,000 , and 238 , a South Indian bronze figure of Sukhasana Siva , Chola , of around the twelfth century , estimated at Rs 50,00,000–60,00,000 . |
| 4 | Indeed , much of the film has dated badly , by comparison with the better American films of around the same time ( Wild River , Psycho , The Hustler , El Cid ) , or to put it more neutrally appears less attractive than it did in its own time . |
| 5 | A man of around the same age was squatting down in front of the TV set , belatedly fumbling to turn down the volume ; he was in his underwear , and was as pale as lard . |
| 6 | A real roach , not one of the roach-bream hybrids of around the same weight the mere began throwing up in numbers later . |
| 7 | I think there is a tendency erm for local authority planners to have horizons set by the end date of the current plan period , and work , try and work in that , sort of around the real world I think , where nothing happens , or nothing is conceivable , beyond that time period , erm , this particular approach , er does not work in the case of new settlements , there is no need when having established your design size for a new settlement that it necessarily all has to be built within current plan period , and I think this sort of approach is recognized in Cambridgeshire where , in case of the A forty five new settlement , a view was taken at an early stage that a new settlement of three thousand dwellings was needed to meet long term development needs in Cambridgeshire , an area where the planning issues and problems where very similar to those of York , and the approved structure plan in policy proposed that new settlement to be designated as three thousand , of which two thousand portion would be built within the current plan period , so it seems to me that the the question of size need not be an impediment to erm designation of a new settlement if the existing requirement and need are adjudged not to require the sort of new settlement size that we are creating . |
| 8 | Nineteen different events from junior singles to veterans doubles will make this tournament one of the biggest of its kind and Connor says he is expecting an entry of around the 350 mark . |
| 9 | Yes , then maybe that 's the influence of around the place , the other names . |
| 10 | A man about 50 wanders zombie like around the ward . |
| 11 | What 's it like around the power station ? |
| 12 | Now if it so happened that the A sixty one was seen as a marginally shorter route , then the model would have sent all the through traffic along the A s sixty one and none along around the bypass . |
| 13 | But much had to be dealt with around the mouth and collarbone ration , and his 50th innings as captain , in his 88th Test , closed with an awkward , hurried jab to short leg off the chest . |
| 14 | It 's certainly an anomaly that two players dealt with around the same time end up serving their bans well apart . |
| 15 | The immense task of gathering , analysing and confirming allegations of human rights violations from around the world falls to the Research Department at the International Secretariat , Amnesty 's headquarters in London . |
| 16 | The catering assistants started to wind down the evening 's proceedings , and Katrina and one of the other girls ( Bridget ) came out from around the back to tidy up the customer area . |
| 17 | Based in the international press room along with some 60 or so other reporters from around the world , Mace watches , records and listens , aware that any time , his imminent live report could easily be overtaken by events . |
| 18 | The Man 's Best Friend sales attract potential buyers from around the world , with particular interest from America , which may indicate a growing market for animal art . |
| 19 | For the past few weeks President Najibullah has been meeting militia commanders from around the country offering them more weapons and money to maintain their loyalty and keep the roads open . |
| 20 | During the meeting , doctors and nutritionists will report on studies from around the world which show that certain vitamins may prevent or halt the progression of heart disease , cancer , rheumatism , and nervous disorders such as Parkinson 's Disease . |
| 21 | THE WORLD debut of three British cars , and the first British showing of important models from around the world , should help to ensure that the London Motorfair , which opens on Thursday , is the most interesting and significant for years . |
| 22 | There were loud cries of protest from around the wood as the Commandos were forced to keep well below ground . |
| 23 | As he reclined in his sofa , surrounded by a treasure trove of knick-knacks collected from around the world , Mark said he had always had a taste for travel . |
| 24 | Over 1,480 guests came from around the world to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle . |
| 25 | Moran washed and polished the car , even cleared rusted machinery from around the house . |
| 26 | It will deal with a range of industrial chemicals and toxic substances from around the county and anglers fear the river could be hit by a major pollution . |
| 27 | His fascination with these systematic orderings of society by kinship was such that he undertook a massive comparison and classification of as many systems of kinship terms as he could find from around the world , terms such as ‘ cousin ’ , ‘ uncle ’ , etc . |
| 28 | Full of beautiful photographs of whales and dolphins , as well as reports from around the world . |
| 29 | 40 PAGES OF GIFTS , CLOTHES AND TOYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
| 30 | International consultants include Dr Raymond Bakke , Manuel Ortiz and Dr Harvie Conn and there will be participants from around the world . |