Example sentences of "[noun pl] went round " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final pair of tights went round her neck , then round two brass rails . |
| 2 | We 'd keep them for a fortnight in those pigeon holes because most people claim stuff if they realize where they 'd left it within a day or two and then as the weeks went round we used to take stuff out of there and just lump it altogether , having duly labelled it up and erm record it and used to have tuppence an item if anybody lost anything . |
| 3 | Illegal shipments seized at customs went round like a kiss at a party — police , SAS , departments like the one Todd ran … then on to the people they 'd been intended for in the first place — the syndicates who brought them down to street level , street prices . |
| 4 | Figures went round and round in her head all the time now . |
| 5 | Sometimes the Forfarshire 's engines made strange noises , and the paddle wheels went round slowly . |
| 6 | Wooden horses and kangaroos and chickens went round and round also , a few of them with children on their backs . |
| 7 | Wooden motor-cars and trains went round and round , more slowly . |
| 8 | Yellow plastic ducks went round and round , inviting hoops to be thrown over them . |
| 9 | Her arms went round his shoulders , she buried her hot , wet face in his throat , kissing the pulse that beat so rapidly there , and she felt so moved , so deeply in love , that a hoarse sob escaped her lips and a second later she was dragging air into her lungs in a shaky breath filled with emotion . |
| 10 | However , for orbits whose lengths were not a whole number of wavelengths , each wave crest would eventually be canceled out by a trough as the electrons went round ; these orbits would not be allowed . |
| 11 | And the grooms went round to make sure she was in foal before he took the money . |
| 12 | Similarly the choir boys went round singing carols in the week after Christmas , being regaled with refreshment at most houses , and afterwards dividing the small sums given by those who allowed us to sing . |
| 13 | Sirens shrieked and coloured beacons went round and round the way some of them do . |