Example sentences of "[noun sg] went around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her glance went around the room . |
| 2 | A gratified rumble went around the table . |
| 3 | It was once considered obvious that the earth was flat and that the sun went around the earth , yet since the time of Copernicus and Galileo , we have had to adjust to the idea that the earth is round and that it goes around the sun . |
| 4 | A frisson went around the crowd : this was more like it . |
| 5 | The restaurant owner went around the room , trying to separate the dancers . |
| 6 | I also remember how the knocker-up went around the streets banging at bedroom windows with a long stick to wake the occupants in time to get to work . |
| 7 | Each new arrival went around the room greeting individually every one present before finding a place to sit . |
| 8 | His analysis suggested that the Dogon knew that the planets of the solar system went around the sun in ellipses , rather than in circles ; they knew also that the dwarf-star companion of Sirius ( the Pup ) existed and was made up of very compressed matter . |
| 9 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |