Example sentences of "[prep] around the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Yes , then maybe that 's the influence of around the place , the other names .
2 What 's it like around the power station ?
3 A man about 50 wanders zombie like around the ward .
4 Now if it so happened that the A sixty one was seen as a marginally shorter route , then the model would have sent all the through traffic along the A s sixty one and none along around the bypass .
5 But much had to be dealt with around the mouth and collarbone ration , and his 50th innings as captain , in his 88th Test , closed with an awkward , hurried jab to short leg off the chest .
6 Bishop Harris led the celebration of the Vestment Guild 's Thanksgiving Mass with Guild members from around the Diocese gathering from the occasion with musical accompaniment by the Cathedral Choir with Director Pat Ryan .
7 The aim of the group is to enable single Catholics in the 18–30 age range ( though we are not strict about these limits ) to come together from around the diocese and meet each other in a social context .
8 With lots of help from around the village and many professional backstage touches as well as performances , the three performances were a sell-out success .
9 Much of the heat comes from around the edge of the Disc , so for optimum results you select a Disc that is slightly smaller than the pan you are using .
10 Trim away excess marzipan from around the edge of the cake with a knife and carefully turn the cake , with the marzipan topping , the right way up .
11 For the past few weeks President Najibullah has been meeting militia commanders from around the country offering them more weapons and money to maintain their loyalty and keep the roads open .
12 At Ickworth in Suffolk , woodturners and craftspeople from around the country flocked to attend a weekend sale of timber from trees lost in this year 's storms and in October 1987 .
13 COMMUTERS on the platforms of Ipswich station will be serenaded on Thursday when top orchestral musicians from around the country take part in a ‘ mass busk ’ .
14 The shift in balance in the style of operation embodied in the anti-apprenticeship campaign was revealed in the gathering of a conference of antislavery delegates from around the country in London in November 1837 and their appointment of a Central Negro Emancipation Committee drawn from activists able to be permanently or frequently in London .
15 It will bring together interested parties from around the country to exchange experience and to develop a network for interested individuals , educational institutions , training programmes , and state administrations .
16 Many people within those marvellous specialist services in London believe that attracting patients from around the country , and the money that will come with them as the reforms develop , will strengthen those outstanding services .
17 There were also reports from around the country of pro-Hoxha rallies , apparently orchestrated by the PLA .
18 The regions will contribute stories from around the country each day .
19 LES Dennis returns with the nation 's favourite family game show with more families from around the country becoming friendly rivals as they battle to win Family Fortunes ( UTV , 7pm ) .
20 LES Dennis returns with the nation 's favourite family game show with more families from around the country becoming friendly rivals as they battle to win Family Fortunes ( UTV , 7pm ) .
21 The prosecution is allowed to fly in expert witnesses from around the country .
22 As coachloads of pensioners arrived at Westminster from around the country on a suitably chilly day to protest about what might happen to their heating bills when V A T's introduced .
23 From around the throne , something was unravelling its body .
24 It protects an incoming punch from around the waist upwards .
25 Choose healthy young shoots , 2in long , from around the base .
26 Trim away excess icing from around the base with a knife .
27 Trim away excess from around the base of the cake .
28 Trim away the icing from the carved hole and excess from around the base .
29 Attlee did not expect to win the general election held on 5 July 1945 ( though the result was not declared until 26 July , to allow the votes of the Armed Forces to be garnered from around the globe ) .
30 And on top of all that were the meetings of groupings from around the globe , with early morning delegation meetings to talk tactics ( and more of same late each evening ) .
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