Example sentences of "round at the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He looked round at the rest of them . |
2 | Athelstan stared round at the rest , mumbling quietly like people who wanted to maintain appearances though he sensed their tension . |
3 | He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) . |
4 | Zen looked round at the floor of unfinished concrete littered with cement bags , lengths of wire , nails and lumps of wood , a lone glove . |
5 | The old woman looked round at the child and smiled , suddenly touched . |
6 | He took a deep breath and glanced round at the giants . |
7 | She knew at once what he meant and looked nervously round at the others . |
8 | " And while you 're there , " said Bigwig , scowling round at the others from under the great sheaf of fur on his head , " I 'll just have a few words with these three . |
9 | She looked round at the others , spitting dust from their mouths , coughing , shaking with cold . |
10 | I 'll have to check the exact date , ’ she mumbled , then , glancing round at the others , she said , ‘ Are you quite sure you want to go again ? |
11 | She was silent while the girl unloaded the tray then when they were alone again she shook out her serviette , glanced round at the others and said , ‘ When we 've had our lunch , Ken , you can take me to watch the donkey derby and we 'll leave these two to talk . ’ |
12 | It 's all the the sycophants used to hang round at the school gate |
13 | Mr Brocklehurst , on the other hand , now looked round at the girls , and almost jumped in surprise . |
14 | The man kicked the dog into a corner and looked round at the signs of battle . |
15 | As the ash dries hard it is dug out for sale for the construction industry , yet another habitat is created With the layers of rock compacted over millions of years , this soft ash forms perfect artificial gifts for burrowing animals like rabbits For this young fox , what better place to practise digging than a soft cliff of ash , watched nervously by potential lunch Another predator not necessarily fond of the ash , but very keen on the animals that it attracts , is the polecat ferret Once used by poachers many of these agile hunters are now wild and range freely over the rough ground near power stations in search of prey Round at the top of the ash are the nest borrows of one of Britain 's rarest bird , the sand martin the monitor of this power station has ensured special in there so the birds can find ideal nest sites . |
16 | Stephen finished fifth overall in last year 's championship and although he won this round at the circuit last year , he will face tough competition from the mainland entrants . |
17 | Claudia glanced round at the cream and green furnishings , noting the comfortable double bed before opening the other door . |
18 | I looked round at the faces . |
19 | Vic inquires , looking round at the kitchen surfaces already cluttered with numerous electrical appliances — toaster , kettle , coffee-maker , food-processor , electric wok , chip-fryer , waffle-maker … |
20 | " But my mistresses go home to their husbands for Christmas , and although I could stay at the Covington-Pyms and ride out with the hunt on Boxing Day morning , and call round at the Moons on my way back to cheer up poor Marie … |
21 | She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home . |
22 | It was locked up somewhere round at the back . |
23 | For form 's sake , when I reached the house , I tried the french windows , then , round at the back , the door . |
24 | But the van driver was already round at the back of his vehicle , unloading boxes . |
25 | And by the time we got there we could see a fire round at the back of the the crane pedestal which was in B module where most of the oil separation plant is . |
26 | He glanced round at the groups of people on the terrace , by the pool , strolling in the garden . |
27 | well if they ring up tomorrow , erm one bloke says he might ring up tomorrow , one said she 'll , she 'll come round at the weekend and another bloke said |
28 | and then they say there 's a trip going round at the brewery , er you can either have the er twenty five minute trip or the , the forty minute trip , whichever you want , well of course everybody says the twenty five and then the rep always , it says oh well these fellas have been four times before so we stop in the bar and you can have what you want , spirits whatever you like and then the bucket comes out and it 's , it 's smashing |
29 | Willie hung on to Tom 's left trouser leg and peered gingerly round at the mare as they walked past it . |
30 | How this reminds me of old times , ’ she sighed , looking round at the hall with its decorated stalls and paper chains and lanterns hanging from the rafters . |