Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not say ‘ Oh I must get around to phoning Fred or Millie ’ and just keep putting it off . |
| 2 | I feel I should stay around , try and find out what 's happened and … ’ |
| 3 | Well , he 's brought it on himself , she could n't help thinking , and I do n't see why I should stick around and be made to pay too . |
| 4 | I know the person whose house , I mean , I 've spoken to Jane at some length and I 'll probably ring her tonight erm but erm , I , I might go around and see old erm tomorrow at a coffee morning I think up in the village |
| 5 | Once I 'm across the drawbridge and out of sight I 'll circle around and pick you up . |
| 6 | I 'll move I 'll move around yeah . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll go around by the highway . |
| 8 | I 'll go around and see him in a minute . |
| 9 | If I 'm ever strapped for cash I 'll cruise around . |
| 10 | ‘ Have n't read it myself yet , but I 'll get around to it — I sure will . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah I 'll get around to it . |
| 12 | If you like I 'll ask around back at the church and see if I can find out what 's on offer . ’ |
| 13 | Tell you what , I 'll ask around and ring you back . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll ask around . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll ask around and see if there 's a room vacant somewhere . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll ask around . |
| 17 | I 'll ask around . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Tell you what , I 'll ring around some of my old university friends if you like and see if they know of anywhere . |
| 19 | Yeah , he said I got a thousand pound well I 'll ring around , he said I got a thousand o off my , I saved a thousand pounds on my roof he said I thought bloody hell , how much cost costing him ! |
| 20 | But we do talk and what I know is you are essentially a decent and totally wonderful human being and I 'll hang around a long time for you . |
| 21 | I could sit around and listen to that smoky voice all day . |
| 22 | I suppose I could get around to it myself in time . |
| 23 | I 'd be walking round if I could get around . |
| 24 | I thought I could look around a bit more , and that Gus would always be there if I changed my mind . ’ |
| 25 | I 'd walk around writing poetry in my head . |
| 26 | " Meanwhile , if I were you , I 'd walk around and have a look at what empty houses you can see . |
| 27 | I 'd go around saying , ‘ Let's have a cup of tea , shall we ? ’ because I thought that 's how normal people behaved . |
| 28 | And if the curtains stirred , I 'd race around |
| 29 | You do n't seriously think I 'd drive around knowing that my insurance was out of date ? |
| 30 | A third friend said , " One time I used to go around with a load of boys who wanted to break people 's windows , so I just left . " |