Sentence examples for cordon round from inspiring English sources

Suddenly the area was full of police with dogs, who formed a cordon round the pub.

Throwing a cordon round the mother of the bride, eh? Ah, the old ones are the best.

Immediately after the blast, armed police rushed to the scene, throwing a security cordon round the historic neighbourhood of Murad Khani, which is close to several government ministries.

The police cordon round the scene of the attempted abduction on Squires Hill was lifted on Friday and the road has now reopened.

Anti-Islamic protesters had to be sheltered by riot police who formed a cordon round them and rescued one from a beating after he was caught and set upon by a crowd of Asian youths.

Eventually, the police did let some of the "reasonable" elements out, although by no means all.The cordon round Oxford Circus was kept in place for seven hours, containing the hardcore protesters in a confined space where they could do the least damage.

An unnamed official told Saba that security forces had set up a "cordon" and round-the-clock surveillance around Al Qaeda militants.

A cordon was thrown round the farm and vets moved in to slaughter the affected animals.

But Mr Bolkestein declares that this would be a "disaster", reminiscent of the cordon sanitaire thrown round the Vlaamse Blok in Antwerp; it would leave Mr Fortuyn as the only clear opposition, letting him garner more votes next time round.

After the stormy sitting of Wednesday last, Count Tisza had decided to place a triple cordon of troops round the Parliament House to prevent the entry of the members of the Opposition who had been expelled.

Two small clashes between Beni Sakhr Arabs and Ottomans occurred before dark, but a cordon was put round the Ottoman force after the arrival of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade.