1.   As soon as one does so, its lips close around it, giving it a firm hold.

2.   But instead of reaching the Junction, his fingers closed around a slim square box.

3.   Seldom will you encounter a character who will make your fingers tingle so much in anticipation of closing them around his neck.

4.   The cold wind closed around her like an icy fist, chilling her to the bone.

5.   The walls of the fortress seemed to close around her, stifling her.

6.   His hand closed around an object.

7.   My hands close around his neck.

8.   But as her trembling fingers closed around it, a more satisfying notion flew into her head.

9.   She held her hand out, feeling a shiver ripple up her spine when his long fingers closed around hers.