Example sentences of "[verb] round [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every woggle-wearing youngster who 's ever sat round a campfire knows there are four ‘ goolis ’ in their favourite chorus , Ging Gang Goo . |
| 2 | ‘ They certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves , ’ she said ; ‘ you 'd have thought that young man Danny had just won a Grand Prix instead of driving round a dodgem track . ’ |
| 3 | In addition to the flabby growth and increased susceptibility to pests and disease that follows , the visible indications show out as brown patches which spread and coalesce round the leaf edges . |
| 4 | But a lull in Burnley 's flurries saw Tony Daws leap on to a bad back-pass , skip round a defender and the converging goalkeeper and equalise just after the hour . |
| 5 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 6 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 7 | We 've only just flipped off the radio when two tons of suede appear round the side of the building . |
| 8 | Both need the opportunity to explore beach and castle , to look in on a busy workshop , to wander round a ruin , to wonder at a megalithic monument , to gaze at strange animals in a wildlife park . |
| 9 | I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | Combwich ( pronounced ‘ Cumidge ’ ) is a quiet , picturesque community clustered round a bend in the River Parrett as it meanders on its way from the sea to Bridgwater Docks . |
| 11 | Ahead lay a steep , narrow valley and a village , diminutive at this distance , its buildings clustered round a harbour . |
| 12 | Let's say Vargas has picked one of them up in one of those pubs the soldiers frequent round the Tower . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He 's a manager , your dad , is n't he ? ’ asked Jamie Shepherd a few minutes later as they bounced round a corner with the old van rattling as if it was going to shake itself to bits at any moment . |
| 14 | Car lights came round a bend from that direction and seemed not to be travelling too fast . |
| 15 | As they came round a bend they met a lorry overtaking a tractor . |
| 16 | ‘ He came round a bit and said firmly : ‘ I hulled away my swad . ’ |
| 17 | Two of them came round a while ago and they said , ‘ Our pigeon 's on your roof , miss , can we go up your house and get it down through your loft ? ’ |
| 18 | We were in New York , and came round a corner to find fifteen Father Christmases trying to decide whether or not to go on strike . |
| 19 | But she almost turned and fled as she came round a corner and found herself face to face with Guido . |
| 20 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 21 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 22 | ‘ We walk round the building and they are introduced to any members of staff around . |
| 23 | Walk round the lake to the foot of the Cat Bells ridge ( 3.5 miles ) . |
| 24 | As I walk round the croft I can feel a strange sensation in my stomach , a feeling not unlike fear , and I now know that she is dead . |
| 25 | I walk round the room sort of smiling and sometimes waving or stopping to talk to someone . |
| 26 | While you can buy a 50p leaflet and walk round the town yourself , looking for the small metal footsteps that have been placed in significant sites , it 's much more rewarding to go with one of the town 's Cadfael experts , like Esme Green . |
| 27 | Many trainees cheated for this exam , passing round a copy of the question paper beforehand . |
| 28 | When passing round a curve , one or other of these springs ( depending on whether the curve was a right hand or a left hand one ) had to be still further compressed . |
| 29 | Nothing , if the injury persisted , but whatever a man 's mates might collect for him by passing round a hat . |
| 30 | These are the leather straps you put round the bird 's legs to hold it on the glove that you have to wear when you handle birds of prey . |