Example sentences of "round to the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one he selected , instantly burst into life and the propeller whizzed round to the utter amazement of all those working in the vicinity . |
| 2 | Stephen Blufton swung his head calmly round to the black detective with a glint of watchfulness in his eyes . |
| 3 | After that , the manager went through the procedure adopted : a telephone call to the reference number cited ; verification of credit card ; verification of driving licence ; verification of home address ( the last three usually completed within ten minutes or so on the International Information Computer ) ; preparation , presentation , and signing of the contract ( including appropriate insurance clauses ) ; then , paperwork now completed , the car brought round to the outer forecourt , with an assistant to give the client a quick run-over of the controls , and to hand over the keys . |
| 4 | In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye " moving " round to the upper side . |
| 5 | Dorothy had already told Isobel of the conversation that afternoon , so she was prepared ; but he found it difficult to get round to the real object of the visit . |
| 6 | So that viewed from the purl side it 's the opposite way round to the mylar sheet , while on the knit side it 's the same way round as the mylar sheet of course . |
| 7 | On arriving , she worked her way round to the front window . |
| 8 | Grooves in the pastureland showed where the drive had swung round to the front door . |
| 9 | He ran round to the front door . |
| 10 | You can then practise by sending another member of the family round to the front door to act as a visitor , making the dog sit again . |
| 11 | On Christmas morning , Murphy brought the carriage round to the front door long before Alexandra could send him a message to say she would drive herself to church . |
| 12 | The two men ran round to the front door , broke down the door with a sledge hammer and went upstairs , calling for the missing woman . |
| 13 | Long lost ‘ friends ’ suddenly received phone calls which quickly edged round to the appalling standard of the existing Sunday papers . |
| 14 | He pushed Hoomey round to the far door , opened it . |
| 15 | Alida went round to the far side of the great bed , the unseemly bed , in which her mother 's shrunken body was lost as in a great sea . |
| 16 | As soon as they sight a predator approaching , they swiftly dart round to the far side of a tree-trunk before performing the rigid ‘ statue ’ response . |
| 17 | As a precaution , Alexandra took her fork round to the far side of the wain , in case her mother should be looking from a window , and plunged and twisted it in most expertly in order to bring out a huge wedge of tawny grasses , cut last summer in these very meadows . |
| 18 | Parking the Volvo under the cedar tree , she was so sunk in her own angry thoughts that she hardly felt the bleak rain on her face as she walked slowly round to the rear entrance . |
| 19 | Quickly he pulled the gun round to the other side of the log , hiding it . |
| 20 | Fig 27 As you pass through the eye of the wind you need to transfer both back hand and foot to the mast and get round to the other side as quickly as possible ; a small jump is often the best way . |
| 21 | He was about to apologize , remembered the microphone , then moved round to the other side of the desk and sat down . |
| 22 | We had two minutes to get into cover and walked round to the other side of the wall and crouched down with our hands over our ears and our helmets firmly strapped on . |
| 23 | If Johann did not open the door , Fritz would come round to the other side of the castle to find me . |
| 24 | He kissed her on the forehead , then climbed out of the car and walked round to the other side . |
| 25 | For instance , young and untrained sheepdogs will often spontaneously run round to the other side of a flock of sheep and try to drive them towards the shepherd . |
| 26 | A naive dog will spontaneously run round to the other side of the flock . |
| 27 | It can therefore be taught to circle if ( a ) the shepherd first makes the dog run round to the other side of the flock , and then ( b ) moves himself and repeats the exercise . |
| 28 | There was a navigable track that circled the perimeter , and brought the car round to the other side of the curator 's house and garden by inconspicuous ways . |
| 29 | ‘ This is a very pleasant office , ’ she began conversationally as he handed her a cup and went round to the other side of the desk . |
| 30 | Moving round to the other side of the bed , the nurse proceeded to change the bottle on the I.V . |