Surround is used before these nouns:
sound

completely, entirely, totally
almost, virtually
partially
quickly

with
They surrounded the building with tanks.

Surround is used with these nouns as the subject:
ambiguity, anxiety, atmosphere, aura, buzz, chaos, confusion, controversy, darkness, ditch, doubt, drama, fanfare, fog, forest, furore, fuss, glow, haze, hill, hype, hysteria, intrigue, issue, membrane, mist, mob, mountain, mystery, myth, politics, publicity, scandal, secrecy, silence, speculation, stigma, tree, troops, uncertainty, wall

Surround is used with these nouns as the object:
core, courtyard, mythology, skyscraper, town, valley, yard