Example sentences of "[vb past] up around the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Electric blue caterpillar long as my arm , coiled up around the reactor ! |
| 2 | Way in the background , Lucy could see Josie with her back to the door as she cleaned up around the makeup chair . |
| 3 | If this sort of thing could take place at the most sacred shrine in Delhi , then the festivals at the lesser dargahs-such as that which grew up around the grave of the saintly Emperor Bahadur Shah I — could be even more lively . |
| 4 | Today the Abbey 's massive gatehouse overlooks the ancient battlefield and , on the opposite side , the lovely little market town called Battle , which grew up around the Abbey walls . |
| 5 | In the sixteenth century , Mary , Queen of Scots , conferred the honour of Royal Burgh on the community that grew up around the estuary . |
| 6 | Key elements of the financial system grew up around the Bank , such as insurance , partnership banks , chartered trading companies and the Stock Exchange . |
| 7 | Great brier hedges grew up around the Palace , and for many months Ireland had no ruler . ’ |
| 8 | To my astonishment a forest of hands shot up around the class . |
| 9 | Annabel units from Bernstein 's Misty Bedroom Range set up around the bed form an attractive alcove with a dressing table unit and cupboards . |
| 10 | The experiment in the Morton salt Mine in Ohio is one of a number set up around the world to do just this . |