Example sentences of "round and [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I washed and combed and plaited my hair and rubbed my clogs , then I went round and knocked on the door . |
| 2 | ‘ In some parts of New South Wales this ornamental bird has obtained the name of the Alarm-bird from its rising in the air , flying round and screaming at the approach of an intruder , causing not only all of its own species to follow its example , but every other animal in the district to be on the alert . |
| 3 | He turned round and looked at the sea of faces . |
| 4 | He turned round and walked towards the stage . |
| 5 | We watched him creating that knitting , talking about colour and going round and looking at the things which had inspired his imagination in his designing . |
| 6 | They had nearly arrived at the first of the longhouses scattered over the hillside , belonging to the families who stayed in Orphir all the year round and cared for the land and the hall on behalf of the Earl . |
| 7 | And the villains just listen for it , you walking round and hide in the doorway for five minutes you see far more |
| 8 | Just for a second longer she hovered uncertainly in the doorway , fighting against the urge to beg him to find someone else to teach him before she spun round and ran from the room . |
| 9 | Robins led the way up the sloping path from the roadway , narrow but clearly defined , towards thick undergrowth , ferns , bushes , lined with every flower from hibiscus , tiare and oleander to the bougainvillaea curling round and clinging to the trees behind . |
| 10 | I reached round and tapped on the door . |
| 11 | But I say sometimes when I was i like that I wished somebody would come round and knock on the door , perhaps |
| 12 | The erstwhile churchman , standing by the window where he could not be seen from below , turned round and advanced into the room , smiling , the patches of eczema on his face reddening with pleasure . |
| 13 | And then come round and stand in the middle please . |
| 14 | She swung round and marched along the path to where the boat was moored , and this time did n't make the mistake of turning back when she heard him laugh . |
| 15 | The Palmer & Pearson file she had brought up with her was forgotten as she swung round and headed for the door . |
| 16 | She backed the Golf round and headed for the exit . |
| 17 | Holding her breath , she waited while Luke Calder walked round and climbed behind the wheel , starting the engine before glancing sideways at her with a mocking little smile . |
| 18 | In one movement el Capitan swivelled round and sat on the edge of the table , all sympathy and charm , as if there had been no smudging between the polite and the brutal : Jekyll and Hyde , the line was easily crossed . |
| 19 | Marcus then moved round and sat on the side of the bed near to Patrick 's feet . |
| 20 | They can troop round and look at the Rubens , and the Gainsboroughs — the ones that are left . |
| 21 | He swivelled round and fired into the police car , wounding PC Alexander Kelly , 32 , the court heard . |
| 22 | She swung round and hurried along the hall to get her coat from the closet , willing the sudden rush of attraction to abate , then jumped when he spoke from just behind her . |
| 23 | Without hesitation , the sergeant swung round and hurried down the stairs as lightly as his own considerable bulk would allow . |
| 24 | Er we pride ourselves on our housekeeping , it 's a selling factor for us , and we have customers come round and look at the plant and they always commend us quite highly on our housekeeping . |
| 25 | you 've used a triangular bandage to cover a wound in the scalp , it 's not a chopping block wound right , it 's not the chopper in its wound right , it 's just a minor wound in the scalp , yes , and that came round and tied at the front , tucked at the back , you used these roller bandages to cover a graze or a wound on the end of an elbow or a knee or the hand , foot and then a straight one up the arm okay , so a lot of your bandaging is using these little roller bandages with the lint pad and do n't forget when you get into the exam do it , do n't do it the wrong way round , remember that you look at your bandage and you put the lint onto the wound , not the other way round right , yeah , you put the lint face down onto the wound , okay ? |
| 26 | Then on another shot , he had a POW on the drill , who turned round and waved at the camera crew , so that was scrubbed out and done again . |
| 27 | She began to turn the pictures round and flap at the mantelpiece with a duster . |