Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] round a " in BNC.
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| 1 | … those countries which I could not visit in my proper person , I have so attentively read about , that as I turn round a globe I can almost fancy that I know the appearance and characters of the portions of the great world itself which lie mapped out under my eye , and observe all that is going forward on its surface . |
| 2 | ALL RYE LIES BEFORE YOU as you sit round a grand , authentic scale model of this ancient town . |
| 3 | But she almost turned and fled as she came round a corner and found herself face to face with Guido . |
| 4 | Now the water was chest-high — more than that as we struggled round a corner , to meet a great frothing wave . |
| 5 | He shrugged , feeding the steering-wheel expertly through his hands as they roared round a corner . |
| 6 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 7 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 8 | As they came round a bend they met a lorry overtaking a tractor . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's a manager , your dad , is n't he ? ’ asked Jamie Shepherd a few minutes later as they bounced round a corner with the old van rattling as if it was going to shake itself to bits at any moment . |
| 10 | A thirteen year old boy has fallen through the window of his school bus as it went round a corner . |
| 11 | Coffin hung on to the side of the car door as it swerved round a cyclist . |
| 12 | The 31-year-old Scot skidded across the track into a fence after the back wheel of his Banco Yamaha broke away as he powered round a bend . |