Example sentences of "round [conj] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I would go round and round on the same point , he would commiserate , pretend to understand , but never move an inch . |
2 | They climbed higher than any other birds , it seemed ; they ascended into the limitless blue until they became lost to sight or mere specks , drifting round and round in a free flight in which their wings scarcely seemed to move . |
3 | The band struck up another pastiche of Strauss and the tide of skaters waltzed round and round in a hypnotic swirl of hats and feathers . |
4 | We were going round and round in a weird dance and nearly slipped over in the pee that was splattered on the floor . |
5 | There was n't much to look at , though for once the sky was clear ; gulls were drifting round and round in an uneasy crowd , hardly making a sound , like scraps of newspaper spiralling in the wind . |
6 | ‘ Then why do I get the distinct impression that we 're going round and round in the same circles ? ’ |