Example sentences of "standing around [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asked a question such as ‘ What do you do ? ’ , it is implied that something more should be going on , that standing around on a comer must be a means to an end . |
| 2 | And you probably ai n't gon na wan na leave your friends standing around on a football field . |
| 3 | At first he treated Lennie as a joke , ordering him around ; as he says , ‘ … a bunch of guys was standing around on the Sacramento River . |
| 4 | Standing around at the finish , I remembered all of them . |
| 5 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 6 | Unable to get a drink , the workers were standing around in the street listening to pacifist orators . |