Example sentences of "which [vb base] [adv] around the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the oldest trunks fall over , they are replaced by new shoots which appear continually around the base of the tree . |
| 2 | And they 're also afraid of his Indian wild animals which run freely around the garden . |
| 3 | The structure must therefore be secured firmly to the walls through timber ‘ wall-plates ’ which run horizontally around the top of the brickwork , and all the elements — battens , rafters , trusses , purlins and wallplates — must be securely fastened to each other as well as to the walls . |
| 4 | Two of these are astrocytes , which are supporting cells occupying the spaces around the nerve cells ; the third kind are oligodendrocytes which wrap closely around the nerve , providing an insulating layer which speeds conduction of the nerve impulse . |
| 5 | Further south still , the Roaring Forties begin — those empty expanses of the ‘ Southern Ocean ’ which stretch right around the world at this latitude . |