Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] around [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well yes , but I mean it 's she seems to do the opposite thing to Charlotte , cos she used to sleep in the morning and fidget around in the afternoons and this one fidgets all morning and then sleeps in the afternoon . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 4 | ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! ) |
| 5 | So there was always a bottle of Reisling and a guitar , his Japanese kimono and him staying in bed , looking out of the window at the wolves chasing the train as we went through Siberia in the snow , whereas Geoffrey McCormack ( or Warren Peace as he was known professionally ) and I would get off at nearly every stop if we were awake , and run around on the platform . |
| 6 | Once I was able to escape from my orange box and ferret around among the other barrows , I quickly discovered that he was reckoned by the locals to be the finest trader in the East End . |
| 7 | TWO little princesses laugh and shout as they are tossed in the air and splash around in the pool with their mother 's handsome friend with the funny accent . |
| 8 | We carry on to the old Jewish quarter ( Josefov ) and continue around to the E through the former Jewish ghetto , skirting the Old Town Square . |
| 9 | There was a girl at work who said she loved the rain — she would dress up in a mac and goloshes and tramp around in the rain just for pleasure . |
| 10 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 11 | Most popular are precast concrete paviours and slabs , but look around for the more interesting surface textures and designs . |