Example sentences of "[verb] around [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Families and the law Investigators : Dr R W Dingwall , J M Eekelaar , M Maclean The Centre 's work in the field of family law has developed through a series of related projects clustered around a clearly focused concern with the interests of children as members of families and as individuals and with the economic and other consequences of marriage breakdown . |
| 2 | For very old people , whose security and confidence in these matters may revolve around a relatively small number of tried and tested commodities and services , their withdrawal may be experienced as particularly threatening . |
| 3 | I wanted to sniff around a little , and I always do that better on my own , without distractions . |
| 4 | Adults often doodle in order to help themselves concentrate , and as the pencil strays around an apparently irrelevant line , in an apparently different activity — much like this paragraph , come to think of it — we might ask what the mind is doing . |
| 5 | It was nearly dark , but in the half-light you could just make out four or five women fussing around a surprisingly elderly-looking girl trussed up in a red Rajasthani costume . |
| 6 | Even sacks with adjustable back lengths have their limits and people of above or below average height will have to shop around a little more carefully before finding the pack that 's just right for them . |
| 7 | Swinging around a newly installed roundabout , we drove towards the family compound . |
| 8 | Ask around a little . |
| 9 | He looked around a little bewildered . |
| 10 | Joe said , ‘ Where and when ? ’ and Ashdown fumbled around a little at the other end of the line and then came up with an address . |
| 11 | She edged around an especially deep puddle before replying : ‘ Once Barbara Coleman was free to talk , suspicion would point to him . |
| 12 | However , the kick enjoys a measure of success because it can literally curl around an otherwise effective guard and thump into the back of the opponent 's head . |
| 13 | After casting around a little , he appointed Chamberlain himself in Davidson 's place . |