Example sentences of "[to-vb] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maximilian , rising from his coffin after 6 rounds , orders the adventurers to stand around the perimeter of the magic circle while he and Juliane stand within it , reciting incantations from the scroll . |
| 2 | You know , i i you need to be full to fill up that area because well , you know yourself , people like to stand around the bar do n't they ? |
| 3 | The prevalence rate of mental disorders — the proportion of the total population affected — is set to increase around the globe by the year 2000 . |
| 4 | The complimentary press prompted some excitement to reverberate around the A and R departments of most of the major record labels . |
| 5 | The noise seemed to reverberate around the ship . |
| 6 | The silence that followed Lori 's outburst seemed to reverberate around the room . |
| 7 | But ground engineers reprogrammed IRAS to work around the fault well before the survey began . |
| 8 | One of the best ways of deciding which floorcovering to use where is to work around the house , thinking about what each room will need for the best combination of looks , durability , ease of cleaning and comfort , all at a price you can afford . |
| 9 | Relationships with partners or employers are also likely to deteriorate around the 26th . |
| 10 | You should certainly benefit from some kind of major career or professional change to come around the 4th and the 11th . |
| 11 | This is not only extremely difficult to do , she says , but unnecessary , as fat which is concentrated around these areas is less of a health risk than fat which tends to concentrate around the middle . |
| 12 | Neither may be prepared to give ground and the ferret , since it is unable to pass around the rabbit immediately in front of it , can do nothing . |
| 13 | The first true canal , with locks and a towpath , was that constructed by the municipal authorities of Exeter between 1564 and 1567 to allow barges to pass around the weirs on the river and to reach the city . |
| 14 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 15 | We were also able to wander around the herbaceous gardens , Pets corner , wildflower meadows and museum of farm implements . |
| 16 | Wh what we do you see , they have to wander around the showground doing this , so we get our traffic through the showground and they see other things while they 're going around . |
| 17 | The simplest heading to use with this style is a gathered frill as any deep , stiffened pleated heading would be difficult to position around the curve satisfactorily . |
| 18 | ’ The Turn of the Screw ’ was written by Benjamin Britten for a company he formed to tour around the country , making opera more accessible to more people . |
| 19 | Often the easiest way out is for an infringer to design around the claims of a patent , for instance by changing vital features . |
| 20 | It 's here that this particular burn springs a surprise , cutting a deep and narrow , zig-zag ravine through rock , beckoning you to explore around the next corner . |
| 21 | Carnelian must know special runes to inscribe around the eye-screen and arcane litanies to incant , to make it serve this two-way purpose , which perhaps had been the true purpose of the device in the first place … |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't think much of it at first , but then something started to waft around the corridors , ’ shudders Bea . |
| 23 | The boys knew all the local hostelries and Jimmy even owned a car , a rather wheezy Austin 7 , which had certainly seen its best days but still managed to clank around the country lanes when petrol was available . |
| 24 | Then Philippa kicked off her sandals and started to pad around the room in bare feet . |
| 25 | Pike , on all fours , started to pad around the floor in search of the missing toupee . |
| 26 | Right , I I I do n't want to repeat what 's been said , in fact , I would n't like to speculate around the age of any member of the |
| 27 | Although it 's a bit on the big side to lug around the mountainside , I advise you to keep a copy handy as the cold nights draw in — it 'll ensure your skyline walking dreams stay with you through the winter . |
| 28 | The latter provides references to background reading , allows me to talk around the area concerned , and offers bibliographical suggestions on every topic that arises in the chapter so that you have some idea where to go next if you want to pursue any particular aspect . |
| 29 | Why was she conspiring with him to talk around the subject rather than come to the point ? |
| 30 | Those with this type of first language may see the result as a tendency for native English speakers to talk around the subject instead of making black and white statements and decisions . |