Example sentences of "[pers pn] [v-ing] around for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
| 2 | He saw her in the doorway , and said , ‘ What are you hanging around for ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What are you fidgeting around for ? ’ |
| 4 | A sedentary existence or a job that keeps you standing around for hours is liable to encourage a poor circulation as well as allowing the buttock and thigh muscles to become weak and flabby , making cellulite much worse . |
| 5 | What you digging around for you got some worm or some valium or something |
| 6 | I ca n't believe anyone would be stupid enough to trail a wire on to power cables and then leave it lying around for someone to touch . ’ |
| 7 | They kept us hanging around for a while . |