Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] around the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This area was once the site of a Gunpowder Mill and a lot of the old ruined buildings remain around the river including the Weir and the Old Mill Lade . |
| 2 | And not a snigger is heard as a group of teenage boys sit around the table talking about sex . |
| 3 | Local Friendship Centres offering various social events exist around the country . |
| 4 | Colourful sprites zip around the screen at warp speed . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Armies of monks in blood-red robes hang around the place . |
| 7 | All good detectives look around the room , ’ murmured Antony . |
| 8 | Military interests cluster around the Defence Ministry and civilian interests focus on the CNES . |
| 9 | Other winds rotate around the eye while the storm tracks across the ground . |
| 10 | A few rotted buckets lie around the well , which has a 3-foot high stone wall around it . |
| 11 | Once fledged , young cuckoos stay around the nest site demanding more food from their foster parents for several days . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The bad senses cluster around the notion of deliberately causing harm to another being or entity . |