Example sentences of "[verb] round [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan squinted , watching the bees hover round a succulent rose . |
| 2 | The accompanying suggestion that we send round an additional sheet giving dates of events , at least within the area , has been taken up . |
| 3 | Every woggle-wearing youngster who 's ever sat round a campfire knows there are four ‘ goolis ’ in their favourite chorus , Ging Gang Goo . |
| 4 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
| 5 | ‘ They certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves , ’ she said ; ‘ you 'd have thought that young man Danny had just won a Grand Prix instead of driving round a dodgem track . ’ |
| 6 | In addition to the flabby growth and increased susceptibility to pests and disease that follows , the visible indications show out as brown patches which spread and coalesce round the leaf edges . |
| 7 | At first the belts slip round the flat pulleys — they 're meant to — but as soon as I squirt the gum they grab and the shafts pick up speed real fast , and the spokes on the pulleys blur and disappear . |
| 8 | But a lull in Burnley 's flurries saw Tony Daws leap on to a bad back-pass , skip round a defender and the converging goalkeeper and equalise just after the hour . |
| 9 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 10 | Inside , the 'heads skip round the arena with bells on their ankles , and wave fluorescent plastic tubes in the air — but sadly , tonight the Grateful Dead never manage to make it past the mildly interesting stage . |
| 11 | We 've only just flipped off the radio when two tons of suede appear round the side of the building . |
| 12 | Both need the opportunity to explore beach and castle , to look in on a busy workshop , to wander round a ruin , to wonder at a megalithic monument , to gaze at strange animals in a wildlife park . |
| 13 | The man did nothing , after all , except shoot a line to you , and if it 's a crime to wander round an empty house on a wild night , trying the windows , well … ’ |
| 14 | The taken-for-grantedness of those practices around which a conventional culture is formed represents closure ; a genuine academic community , even one built round a well-defined discipline , on the other hand , abhors closure . |
| 15 | I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | In the pub were twenty or so other walkers , similarly soaked , all crowding round a massive wood stove . |
| 17 | At two o'clock in the morning , you would find two men with a hose back of Rose Street , hosing round a big pile of fish entrails as high as this — the retail fish market was just there . |
| 18 | Ahead lay a steep , narrow valley and a village , diminutive at this distance , its buildings clustered round a harbour . |
| 19 | Combwich ( pronounced ‘ Cumidge ’ ) is a quiet , picturesque community clustered round a bend in the River Parrett as it meanders on its way from the sea to Bridgwater Docks . |
| 20 | In demonstrations of searches , it is essential to ensure that the audience can actually see the search being carried out — all too often one sees a large group of students clustered round a single teletype terminal . |
| 21 | Five miles [ 8 km ] away by sea , but nearly twice as far by road , lay the small fishing town of Teignmouth , consisting of about 40 houses , clustered round a Norman church , and with a wide , gently sloping shingle beach , where today a broad promenade overlooks stretches of firm sand . |
| 22 | More evident were the personal and intellectual connections of prominent ministers and scholars and the friendship of educated liberal families clustered round a particular chapel or linking one congregation with another . |
| 23 | ‘ Spoken like a true woman , ’ said Dr Neil , staring at the board , empty save for a few pieces clustered round a pair of kings in one corner . |
| 24 | Let's say Vargas has picked one of them up in one of those pubs the soldiers frequent round the Tower . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | Car lights came round a bend from that direction and seemed not to be travelling too fast . |
| 27 | We were in New York , and came round a corner to find fifteen Father Christmases trying to decide whether or not to go on strike . |
| 28 | ‘ He came round a bit and said firmly : ‘ I hulled away my swad . ’ |
| 29 | Two of them came round a while ago and they said , ‘ Our pigeon 's on your roof , miss , can we go up your house and get it down through your loft ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |