Example sentences of "he [vb past] round the room " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved round the room — in so far as it was possible in such cramped quarters — glad to he relieved momentarily of desk work but perhaps by way of indicating that the interview must be conducted as if we were both on the move ; and this meant that certain remarks were addressed to the window or the mantelpiece . |
| 2 | He gestured round the room expansively : ‘ I 'm cashing in too , in my little way . |
| 3 | He walked round the room , examining every object as though it might tell him some secret . |
| 4 | ‘ Na , na , na , baby ’ ducking his head down and shaking it , his elbows bent up and his clicking fingers held high behind his ears , while he footed round the room . |
| 5 | He glanced round the room , grasping for words . |
| 6 | He glanced round the room to make sure all was in order . |
| 7 | He went round the room drawing curtains and turning on lamps . |
| 8 | He strode round the room shouting : ‘ I am number one , cock . |
| 9 | He looked round the room and it was an absolute disaster area , stuff piled everywhere . |
| 10 | He looked round the room , taking his time , being deliberate before he spoke . |
| 11 | He looked round the room . |
| 12 | He looked round the room slowly at the other eleven council members . |
| 13 | He looked round the room for inspiration . |
| 14 | He looked round the room . |
| 15 | Then he looked round the room . |
| 16 | He stared round the room , first at the mother , then at the son , then at Matilda . |
| 17 | There was a moment 's silence as he prowled round the room , his misery betrayed by every contained movement of his lean male body , before he added wryly , ‘ At the time I was the only man in Copenhagen who did n't know it . ’ |