Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] around on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a few non-Leeds supporters lurking around on the list I think . |
| 2 | a mate of mine actually worked out in Russia and he said you know , piece of discussions about when , where the Russian 's sort of appear first and this sort of he said he said erm , this , he said that , that kids running around on the streets of Moscow is actually given a working permit and so he could actual work there and sort of like er |
| 3 | Outside the window are a few sticks lying around on the grass . |
| 4 | Henceforth the old spectacle of brokers milling around on the Stock Exchange floor was replaced by silent , almost invisible , computerized networks for dealers , reflecting the new internationalism of the stock market . |
| 5 | If you see the caterpillars crawling around on the bottom of the cage , you will know it is time to put some soil there . |
| 6 | There a few items lying around on the battlements for the adventurers to find : old arrows and rusty arrowheads , a bucketful of congealed pitch , a bunch of rotten torches tied up with twine , a rotted length of rope and the like . |
| 7 | The men and women lying around on the ground were roughly shaken awake . |
| 8 | And lots of lean-to teashops with their sticky mud floors , mud walls with greasy pictures of gods and film stars ; the hole in the ground at the back where plates and glasses were washed and mouths swilled out ; grimy tables with uneven legs ; ants and wasps crawling around on the food displayed in front of the shop . |