Example sentences of "[vb past] round [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So too , in less tragic circumstances , artists and intellectuals who instinctively loathed the Arts Council rallied round when Thatcher put the boot in . |
| 2 | She was sitting by the window at a little table she used as a writing desk , and she jerked round as he entered the room , but she did n't rise . |
| 3 | Smoothly , Karlheinz Pintsch panned round as the aircraft passed him , sweeping down the runway . |
| 4 | All she had been told when she came round after the anaesthetic was that there had been a few complications and the operation had taken rather longer than had been expected . |
| 5 | So up until then , being very cautious and a canny Scot , I hung the instrument wrapped in a piece of rag outside the window of my bed space on a nail , just in case somebody came round whilst we were either at school or the workshops . |
| 6 | Oh — Cipolla 's sister came round when you were out before . ’ |
| 7 | He came round when he got out and just stayed , like . |
| 8 | My dad came round when we went to the theatre the other day , he had n't seen it , since we put that picture up . |
| 9 | Philip twisted round so he could see the dog better . |
| 10 | And they kept the glass panel wide open and Shifty-Eyes sat on the jump seat , twisted round so he could keep the knife blade resting on my right ear . |
| 11 | I pulled my window down and twisted round so I could stick my head out . |
| 12 | Well , we thought he 'd gone out , but apparently he must have got to the door just as the bomb landed , and the blast blew the door backwards , er the door inwards , knocked me dad backwards and at the back of him we had a cellar , but it went through this , the cellar door and although it turned round before it went down the cellar , he finished up down there because we did n't know this til after a while that me brother wou did n't offer to go out , so I went out think , to find where me dad was you see . |
| 13 | She turned round so she could twist it and run . |
| 14 | And I just turned round cos I was making these trigger things , you know this cavity |
| 15 | He turned round as the door opened again . |
| 16 | A frisson wriggled down her spine but the room held no other occupant and though she turned round as soon as she decently could , Berndt Tjerssen contrived to look like a sweet , chubby old man . |
| 17 | Lucy turned round as the door opened . |
| 18 | She turned round as she reached the pavement to discover Urquhart a few steps behind . |
| 19 | He turned round when he saw me and waved his hammer . |
| 20 | She glanced round as Melissa entered , alerted by the creak of the heavy wooden door , but immediately returned to her task of removing faded blooms and replacing them with fresh ones . |
| 21 | She glanced round as she spoke , wondering if the beautiful Tara was nearby , enjoying the curious argument . |
| 22 | She glanced round as his footsteps grew louder , and when his tall figure loomed up out of the gloom she frowned , because she had discovered she was pleased to see him . |
| 23 | She swung round as Adam came towards her . |
| 24 | Crying Steve 's name with relief , she swung round as she heard a footfall on the dry brush behind her . |
| 25 | ‘ He called round as usual to collect the interest . |
| 26 | Not even thinking to stop , Jack dashed through and then whirled round as someone yelled out , ‘ You ! ’ |
| 27 | He whirled round as the door hit the rubbish bin with a loud clang . |
| 28 | Athelstan whirled round as the door crashed open . |
| 29 | He stopped , exclaiming in surprise , so we gathered round as he scraped the floor with his finger . |
| 30 | Kinane looked round as he closed the henhouse door behind him , bolting it twice . |