Example sentences of "not [verb] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of a human life-span , the development of a hill-slope takes a very long time , and one could not stay around long enough to test alternative theories of hill-slope development if observation of processes acting on the present landscape produced the only relevant data . |
| 2 | The armed robber , needless to say , did not stay around to be sued . |
| 3 | That thought did not stay around long . |
| 4 | Also , horses will not eat around their own manure unless they are actually starving . |
| 5 | ‘ What 's wrong , Dane , did I hurt your macho pride by not sticking around for more ? |
| 6 | ‘ And I 'm not hanging around here waiting to be attacked again . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh me , but I 'm not hanging around , though it may look like it . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose you can say whatever it is you want to say right here , only I 'm not hanging around to hear it . ’ |
| 9 | It does not rampage around like a chariot for example . |
| 10 | And I just said , I 'm not walking around with a hundred and fifty quids worth of money . |
| 11 | Yeah that means coming back over here do n't it , I 'm not driving around like with my fucking hi fi in the back |
| 12 | When a glider is on the ground it does not pivot around its c.g. as it does in flight . |
| 13 | A bus to Exeter and then E , oh I 'm not hassling around with that ! |
| 14 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 15 | Realizing the extent of the betrayal , it was clear to both of them that they could not hang around so close to the target area hoping for survivors . |
| 16 | This is odd as over 85 per cent of Saabs , including Carlssons , are sold to business users , who presumably do not hang around outside nightclubs in the evening . |
| 17 | Bernard told Apricot that to believe in ghosts was to insult God : the souls of the dead went to heaven , purgatory or hell , depending , but did not hang around afflicting the living . |
| 18 | From now on we shall not hang around our side of the Front , waiting for the foe and getting shot down by the French artillery . |
| 19 | So I 'd better not hang around here much longer . |
| 20 | Without any hesitation he said , ‘ Let's not beat around any bushes . |
| 21 | They 're not swimming around , yeah they 're staying at the top as well are n't they ? |
| 22 | ‘ That is not to say I am not looking around and it 's reassuring that there 's money available if necessary . |
| 23 | As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke . |
| 24 | I know but I 'm still not wandering around for hours I 'm warning you now ! |
| 25 | My job is to trap conspirators , plotters … not stumble around in the dark after some secret assassin . ’ |
| 26 | She would not look around . |
| 27 | Yeah , give me those scissors , you 're not rushing around with those . |
| 28 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 29 | Linda was not horsing around |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm not going around saying it , ’ said Lydia , ‘ I just wondered , and I said it to you , so if it gets around it 'll be you who did it . ’ |