Example sentences of "[v-ing] round the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was founded here in March 1928 , ’ says Billy , ‘ and since then members have been pedalling round the highways and byways of Ulster and further afield , even during the war years . |
| 2 | As he began his down swing a camera clicked somewhere in the crowd pressing round the tee . |
| 3 | crunching round the gravel drive . |
| 4 | We 've had the occasional report of undesirable characters lurking round the hospital . |
| 5 | But even more of a reprieve was lurking round the corner . |
| 6 | Instead he 's been door knocking round the lanes of Leicestershire , discovering what it 's like ‘ immensely enjoyable ’ to push the political boulder uphill . |
| 7 | And honeysuckles climbing round the door ; |
| 8 | It was one of the very best I 've spent in 30 years of climbing round the world . |
| 9 | Great pillars of stone swept up to a roof that seemed an infinity away , sunlight was pouring through the stained glass and falling through space to the floor below , and in one of the side chapels a group of French nuns were singing the Angelus by candlelight , their voices weaving round the stone pillars and the shafts of dark and light . |
| 10 | Earmarking round the U K yes ? |
| 11 | And no , that 's not the wind wailing round the library windows . |
| 12 | And we 're now now walking round the back and er sort of now pointing towards the Arms . |
| 13 | Mitchell was back with the equaliser … they were walking round the Birmingham defence now … |
| 14 | She got up and began walking round the kitchen , collecting a dirty cup here , a saucer there , putting them in the sink . |
| 15 | Doing stupid things like walking round the tables and counting all the time and things like that . ’ |
| 16 | That will stop you walking round the streets and put you where I can find you , thought Coffin . |
| 17 | Walking round the streets at night talking to people … |
| 18 | Then he was walking round the building once more , searching for something . |
| 19 | Cos if he had a red coat , with a little white patch on it I see him walking round the village . |
| 20 | They carried on walking round the side-shows . |
| 21 | Shoes with thick soles and low heels are to be recommended for walking round the centre of Funchal . |
| 22 | Too early for the ballet , Gina wandered around giving herself up to the magic of the gardens , walking round the lake where large metal dragon-flies appeared to hover as the flickering lights in their wings simulated movement . |
| 23 | On his first day of arrival he was told the authorities had closed EuroDisney down and when he asked why , he was told someone had reported to the authorities that a six foot mouse was walking round the day before . |
| 24 | You 're not supposed to be walking round the corridor with it though ? |
| 25 | I was walking round the vehicle , peering underneath to check the state of the tyres and the exhaust line . |
| 26 | One of the couples walking round the camp was approaching . |
| 27 | A few figures in battle-dress were walking round the perimeter . |
| 28 | In control conditions children worked alone , either seeing one view only or walking round the table with the experimenter to see both . |
| 29 | You remember in France , the er they made you where we kept walking round the table and er she sa , anyway said er fish soup ? |
| 30 | After walking round the dining-room with my memories I sat down at the stone table . |