Example sentences of "[noun] around the base " in BNC.
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1 | A woman came out of her house and apparently poured a pot of tea around the base of a bush . |
2 | The idea was that I was going to have these images around the base , and then I never did the Crucifixion . |
3 | Cut away a neat edged circle around the base of trees and where the shrubs overhang the lawn . |
4 | Smooth the top edge into the white icing evenly , smooth over the joins and trim off excess around the base . |
5 | The main road curves in a wide sweep around the base of Frostrow , a green hill forming a high barrier to the promised land , and enters Dentdale through an avenue of trees . |
6 | Fix the rocket module to the tip of the rocket with royal icing , and the rocket boosters around the base . |
7 | An unpruned bush may suffer from wind rock over winter , opening up a funnel around the base of the stem which could fill with water and freeze . |
8 | Hardy cyclamen and the winter aconite , Eranthis hyemalis , positively thrive in the dry soil ground around the base of mature trees . |
9 | Lay the envelopes around the base of the postbox . |
10 | After breakfast I take a stroll around the base checking that all the daily administrative tasks have been completed . |
11 | ‘ Most clubs have scuffs around the base of their walls where players have kicked them . |
12 | He raised his arm to see its motion in the flesh of his thumb , and clamped his other hand around the base of the digit in the hope of stopping its further advance , gasping as though doused with ice-water. the pain was out of all proportion to the mite 's size , but he held both thumb and sobs hard , determined not to lose all dignity in front of his executioners . |
13 | And , of course , as children erm , er so I think I can speak for the rest of the children around the base , the erm cigarettes , er not cigarettes , beg your pardon |
14 | A male , after some preliminary hoots , suddenly takes a flying leap at one of the huge plank-like buttresses that radiate like fins around the base of some tall forest trees . |
15 | There was a broken branch half-buried in the bed of leaves around the base of the tree under which he stood . |
16 | Secure the blue ribbon around the base of the carousel . |
17 | Give your garden a touch of class and character with a sundial as a focal point , and plant traditional herbs like thyme and lavender around the base . |
18 | The initial pouring had partly cooled before another crucible was added , leaving a crack around the base . |
19 | Nor did one put shrapnel into orbit around the base . |
20 | As he does this , holding on to the condom around the base avoids spilling semen or losing the condom inside the vagina or anus . |
21 | Scatter a few chocolate coins around the base of the cake . |
22 | 3 Wrap florists ' wire around the base of the pine-cones to create individual stems . |
23 | A softer pad is then required for shaping and stretching : put extra layers of material around the base , so that the metal can be stretched in either direction . |
24 | Trim off excess icing around the base . |
25 | Trim off excess icing around the base . |
26 | Trim off excess icing around the base . |
27 | Trim off excess icing around the base . |
28 | He held up a battered , leather bag tied at the neck and stained with watery dark marks around the base . |