Example sentences of "[vb infin] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( As outlined in section 1.1 , they will orbit around the centre of mass , the position of which depends on the masses M and m . ) |
| 2 | Do ironies accrete around the ironist ? |
| 3 | Also , the program has knowledge of qualitative physical principles relevant to its actual tasks , such as that if an object sticks out too far it will fall , and that it will pivot around the support point nearest to the centre of gravity . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's just that we 're not a noise band , ’ adds Mike , ‘ we do n't jump around the place but we 're totally comfortable with going out on a stage . ’ |
| 5 | Skegs and daggerboards can be sandpapered to remove any nicks and the uphaul rope can be tied neatly so that it does n't flap around the ankles in mid-gybe . |
| 6 | She 'll hang around the Earls Court guest house till then , waiting for me to turn up and whisk her out for a spaghetti . |
| 7 | ‘ What d' you think — the old man will hang around the supermarket ? |
| 8 | As a result the cost of living will rise , inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark for much of the next two years , but it will not measure the much larger deflationary effects of the Budget as a whole on incomes and spending power . |
| 9 | The discussion should then focus around the inclusion of the foreman 's wages and whether the director 's salary should be included and whether the answer to the latter will be affected by the job description . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr and Mrs Brown ’ , a pair of shuffling shoe trees , is one of several existing works which Horn is bringing to London , but greater attention will concentrate around the four new installations which the artist is creating for the gallery . |
| 11 | Their voices can carry around the world on radio or television , their printed utterances as prophet or pundit resound through newspapers and journals ; their more reflected views to be memorialised , sage-like , on the bookshelf . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll stooge around the outside of the target to find the best way in , ’ Biggins told his crew . |
| 13 | Graham Till , of Derby North , saw the GMB move as a ‘ silken noose ’ that would tighten around the party 's neck . |
| 14 | No longer would he pound around the obstacle course set out by Newton and himself : there was a life he could live which took its time , strolled through weeks as if they were single mornings , allowed the world to come to him instead of himself for ever launching himself on it as if in unarmed combat . |
| 15 | This means feedback is obtained early in the development process , and the system can grow around the user 's requirements . |
| 16 | I knew no other way to learn technique , so I kept on trying to do what she told me , hoping for the best , hoping that my true voice would appear around the corner . |
| 17 | The guide should now appear around the end of this month . |
| 18 | His first objective was to restore the authority of Soviet socialism by economic reform and political democratisation ; the second , much more ambitious objective was to reposition Soviet communism in relation to the European tradition from which it had originally emerged , seeking to build up a coalition of working class , religious , ecological , youth and other forces which could unite around the slogan of peace and social justice , if not necessarily Marxism-Leninism . |
| 19 | Lack of labour was often tied up with one member of the family being restricted in what he or she could physically do around the farm . |
| 20 | I 'll send around the neighbours , get them to put their kettles on . |
| 21 | ‘ I think it may revolve around the only subject there is in England . ’ |
| 22 | The exploration will revolve around the systematic development in youngsters of the desired , and contrasting , characteristics the two valuations entail . |
| 23 | Sarah understood instinctively the romantic feel of the product , coupled with Laura 's personal philosophy of being true to oneself as a woman and letting everything revolve around the home . |
| 24 | Answer guide : Although the students have met the realization principle before it is important that the treatment of this is highlighted in the discussion which should revolve around the question of the point at which the earnings process is substantially complete . |
| 25 | Having previously played at centre , Alison appreciates her move to stand-off may revolve around the fact that she can kick off both feet ‘ just like my brother . ’ |
| 26 | After defeats against Italy , Ireland and France , the Scots have made sweeping changes for their final encounter , prospects for which will revolve around the amount of ball they can supply for a back division sure to be enlivened by the presence of will-o-the-wisp stand-off , Derrick Lee . |
| 27 | This done , you should work around the area you guess to be the confines of the warren system . |
| 28 | So he picked the one profession that would work around the class system . |
| 29 | If she did any work around the place , there was no evidence of it on the desk . |
| 30 | But I 'll tell you this , ’ she glared at him , her heart pounding , ‘ I 'd rather work around the clock to get the money back to my father in time than spend one minute longer than I have to with a selfish , bad-tempered misery who was obviously born an expert at everything . ’ |