Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] around [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It could be a flatter of setting up a new plant , opening a new market , launching a new product or turning around a failing company that has been acquired . |
2 | And Jay was pacing her attic , bars tightening and cracking around a heart that would not stop hurting ; she could not lay her body down though it screamed for rest and knots of fury made her neck and shoulders a steely hunch like a vulture . |
3 | The car seems equally at home eating up motorway miles and nipping around a traffic-logged town . |
4 | The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget . |
5 | There was no other option as the Hurseys live in a known highrisk parvovirus area and carrying around a Great Dane puppy in a blanket to acclimatise him to street life — as one might with Yorkshire terrier pup — is hardly practical AND needs a very large owner ! |
6 | Somehow it was more in keeping with all the rather dirty diamond rings , hooked on to and falling around a ring stand in pink china , matched by its china tray , candlesticks , and small boxes for goodness knew what trivial uses . |
7 | If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches . |