Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] around [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to this time , the early seventies , there was no real precedent for autonomous women 's groups organizing around a woman-only issue . |
| 2 | Families and the law Investigators : Dr R W Dingwall , J M Eekelaar , M Maclean The Centre 's work in the field of family law has developed through a series of related projects clustered around a clearly focused concern with the interests of children as members of families and as individuals and with the economic and other consequences of marriage breakdown . |
| 3 | Moto-cross is a sport where off-road motorcycles race around a natural , rough course with man-made jumps and other obstacles . |
| 4 | Inkeroinen is a scattering of shops and houses clustered around a small railway junction . |
| 5 | With the advent of longer holidays taken at different times of the year and easier travel , people began to seek their entertainment further afield , but remnants of these past festivities remain around the county in various guises . |
| 6 | Her lips pout around the filter and her cheeks collapse in as she draws deeply . |
| 7 | Its carved edges resemble horse harnesses , while two snakes coil around the top . |
| 8 | ‘ I have seen other drivers race around the barriers in the past . |
| 9 | IF EVER any miserable bastards were looking for evidence in the tedious ‘ American Bands Are Better Than Their Limp Bit Counterparts ’ argument , then the imbalance between Yanks Velvet and Glaswegian wranglers Perspex would ( unfortunately ) send the US-ophiles sprinting around a victory lap at Wem-ber-lee Stadium . |
| 10 | Unless the promoter of change has the power to reward the new form of behaviour and/or penalize persistence with the old form of behaviour , schemas are unlikely to change whatever managerial symbols and signals circulate around the organization . |
| 11 | Their eyes open around the ninth day . |
| 12 | The man who 's lived and worked in the same quarter of the city all his life , has seen his images go around the world and into the hearts of millions . |
| 13 | As the backswing progresses , the shoulders turn around the spine angle which is pre-set at the address position . |
| 14 | We duck into a gulley and the waves curl around the boat . |
| 15 | As the two fighters move around the area looking for an opening in each other 's defence , various manoeuvres to distract and break the opponent 's concentration can be employed . |
| 16 | Patrol inspectors move around the factory in a systematic manner making spot checks during production runs and stopping the process when readjustment is necessary . |
| 17 | Patrol inspectors move around the factory in a systematic manner making spot checks during production runs and stopping the process when readjustment is necessary . |
| 18 | One reason for the ubiquity of chants lies in the fact that a large number of fans move around the country to support their team at away games . |
| 19 | Whereupon a sizeable squad of his fellow mandroids came around a corner and arrested me . |
| 20 | her compositions are spun from the rhythmical flowing brushwork : this can occasionally veer towards the mannered or illustrational , such as the lines weaving around a central bulbous form in ‘ Conch ’ . |
| 21 | As their national borders are currently defined , and as this book has decided to define the Pacific , thirty-three countries lie around the margins of the Ocean . |
| 22 | A few rotted buckets lie around the well , which has a 3-foot high stone wall around it . |
| 23 | Other winds rotate around the eye while the storm tracks across the ground . |
| 24 | Some civil code jurisdictions get around the problem by looking for a consensus which blends the two sets of conditions , and uses the power of the court to resolve contradicting conditions . |
| 25 | ‘ The silk scarves go around the neck . ’ |
| 26 | The bad senses cluster around the notion of deliberately causing harm to another being or entity . |
| 27 | Factions form around a few pushing militant figures who begin to question the old man 's waning powers . |
| 28 | Floriade also has a lot more to offer than the splendid horticultural displays ; there will be varying music festivals including a jazz festival , fashion shows and even an amphitheatre where an assortment of shows will be staged by countries form around the world . |
| 29 | The previous criticisms revolve around the adequacy of the programme in terms of the ability to meet the timetable for the legislative programme , and of the effective scope and implementation of legislation . |
| 30 | The piste groomers work around the clock to grind up the snow which , because it possesses a denser molecular structure than the real thing , compacts easily into ice . |