Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] round " in BNC.

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1 We 've got loads to go round , you know ?
2 Shilton wins tax round .
3 It was exciting but the last match on the Saturday with Clark and James and Strange and Stewart taking five hours and 15 minutes to go round in a fourball was a joke .
4 During the first round , Roe , and his two partners , needed 4 hours and 35 minutes to go round .
5 At a time when Slow Play is beginning to become more and more of a scourge , it is also worth noting that the golfers needed just two hours and 45 minutes to go round , which included a break for as glass or two of Bollinger at the turn .
6 His eyes shone , Chips of wet flints Smoothed round .
7 Children and church helpers spent Saturday afternoon making certain there were enough traditional Mothering Sunday posies to go round for mothers of all ages .
8 During the-first round , some groups in the 144-strong field needed almost five hours to go round .
9 And it take twenty four hours to go round once .
10 Like I suppose really yo you do get these blokes whipping round and these
11 ‘ Standing on earth , not wrapped above the pole , more safe I sing , withe moral voice unchanged to horse or mute , though fallen on evil days , on evil days though fallen and evil towns , in darkness and with dangers compassed round and solitude .
12 Darlington mirrors the national picture with more housing applicants and fewer homes to go round .
13 The emphasis is rather the effect of the war on an American community ; the final scene , in which survivors sit round a table singing ‘ God Bless America ’ , is crucial , and symbolises the regenerative powers of an America that had survived both Vietnam and Watergate .
14 Even where the coast does not face directly towards the incoming waves refraction causes the waves to swing round and approach the shore less obliquely than they were when further out to sea ( Fig. 8.8 ) .
15 Lisa took a deep breath , crossing her fingers — perhaps it had sounded worse than it was ! — and forced her eyes to slide round towards the Bentley .
16 With so many colleges there simply were not enough funds to go round : a twelve year survey ( 1890–1901 ) of the Baptist colleges shows that of eighty-five annual budgets for which there is full evidence , fifty-five had over-spent .
17 Susan Stranks competed with Reg Varney to get those hormones whizzing round your Brutus Oxford bag hot pants .
18 They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands , their labels hanging round their necks .
19 Were you able in other words to go round and talk to people to get their answers and record your answers on their grid , if you think yes you did do that , sign your name now , in section one , where it says survey .
20 SCOTLAND FANS SWARM ROUND THE WEE MAN
21 Here Biron sleeps , with Books encircled round ;
22 She saw his eyes grow round , bewilderment and disbelief on his face .
23 But really this could be a bunch of retarded animals walking round kicking people 's butts .
24 ‘ People may think there 's something sardonic about Leeds United fans walking round with words like ‘ peace ’ and ‘ love ’ on their backs , ’ says T-shirt designer Moose , ‘ It might not solve football 's hooligan problem , but at least they look a lot better than wax-coats and ski-hats .
25 Her mouth was everywhere , biting me and sucking my mouth and kissing me , and her fingers pinched and stroked her legs coiled round my legs until every bit of me was throbbing and burning and twitching and I was only conscious of never wanting it to stop .
26 Mrs. Bidwell 's sharp little eyes peered round .
27 ‘ There were coaches and cars driving round in circles knowing full well the police planned to put a stop to the rave , ’ said the motorist .
28 All the heads crowding round to see
29 The drivers roared round tight corners and skilfully navigated a twisty , bendy and muddy course .
30 At that , Theda 's eyes came round to Benedict 's and he grinned , his expression rueful .
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