Example sentences of "around for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole . |
| 2 | On the other hand there will be a greater onus to shop around for the best home for whatever spare cash you may have . |
| 3 | In 1984 we had ended the opticians ' monopoly and taken off the ridiculous restrictions on advertising which prevented the public from shopping around for the best value . |
| 4 | Have the flexibility of being able to shop around for the best possible deals and get the best professional advice ; |
| 5 | Shop around for the best possible deals and the best service . |
| 6 | ‘ First , because other insurers have intermediaries who are forced by competition to look around for the best price . |
| 7 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 8 | But an IFA can shop around for the best deals . |
| 9 | The plaintiff can not shop around for the best offer , the two parties must deal with each other and strike an acceptable bargain through their own negotiating skill . |
| 10 | Unless something is done , dealer margins will continue in free fall and the customers will continue to shop around for the best price in the belief that service is universally lousy , and that 's in nobody 's interest . |
| 11 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 12 | Ideally , I suppose , we should look around for the thickest available development of a particular unit if we are to find anything approaching continuous sedimentation . |
| 13 | In Budapest , they still strolled around for the sheer pleasure of it . |
| 14 | The chub flit in and out of the weed like silent ghosts , grubbing for food , seeking shelter from the bright sun , and sometimes just playing around for the sheer hell of it . |
| 15 | Novell Inc Japan , which will be Univel Inc 's distributor there , is n't waiting around for the Japanese version of UnixWare to start its assault on the market . |
| 16 | Quickly introducing herself to the sister-in-charge , she looked around for the nearest unattended patient . |
| 17 | After the service , when everyone had filed outside , Willie looked around for the strange curly-haired boy that he had seen at the Post Office . |
| 18 | Someone must have done some extensive informing , because MacLane picked Susan and me out of the crowd without even the pretence of looking around for the usual suspects . |
| 19 | It went without saying that he did n't want to be seen , but it was worth the extra discomfort of hanging around for the extra information that he might pick up . |
| 20 | When he cast his eyes around for the one place that seemed , for a man of business , the least affected by the tumult of war , the shrewd Samuel decided on Tangier . |
| 21 | You wo n't be around for the other sessions |
| 22 | Things were n't going well for the American studios , either at home or in the UK , and they became increasingly desperate , hunting around for the winning formula some had lost and others never found . |
| 23 | A full service history is essential and mechanical repair can be expensive , so shop around for the top examples . |
| 24 | As we looked around the store , Reid explained to me , ‘ Johnson worked on a pearling lugger , stashed a bit of money away , looked around for the healthiest woman on the island , married her and set up shop . |
| 25 | With prices down by up to a third in some areas , there are many bargains around for the discerning buyer whether you fancy a converted barn or like the challenge of renovating . |
| 26 | In looking for the answers , let us begin with those citizens who have been around for the longest time — the elderly and those in later middle age . |
| 27 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |
| 28 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 29 | We could n't wait around for the magic day when the men turned to us and said , ‘ OK girls , now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 30 | So if you are foaming over the price of a pint , shop around for the special offers . |