Example sentences of "were [v-ing] around [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I 'd called in at Sunil 's place after Prentice had driven off , Nassim was on the landing yelling orders to the builders who were crashing around in the bathroom . |
| 2 | My voice had risen a good half-octave and my hands were waggling around on the end of my arms as though I was trying to shake off bits of Sellotape . |
| 3 | The servants were moving around inside the room lighting the lamps now . |
| 4 | ‘ We were blundering around in the darkness ! ’ said Gurder . |
| 5 | I have known a fox earth populated with a family of cubs while small rabbits were running around on the surface nearby . |
| 6 | Oh chicken , you did n't think when you were running around on the farm that you would be lucky enough to be served to one who — May I ? |
| 7 | One minute we were quite settled in Leeds and the next minute we were running around in the rain in Brighton trying to get a flat and not being able to draw dole . |
| 8 | A further 20 domestic rabbits were running around in the bowling green area when staff made the horrific discovery late this morning . |
| 9 | It was an uneventful drive to Ravens ' Bridge , past the steamer pier and the small wooden jetties before turning sharply to cross over a shallow , slow-moving stream ; a final view of the calm and sparkling waters of the lake and then they were swinging around into the village 's centre — a wide area off the road painted into parking spaces , a couple of tea rooms , several small hotels and a marine shop with a yard for pleasure boats alongside . |
| 10 | There were puffins everywhere : the sky was full of whirring wings , and hundreds of birds were standing around on the grassy slope which was honeycombed with puffin burrows . |
| 11 | Unable to get a drink , the workers were standing around in the street listening to pacifist orators . |
| 12 | A few people sat there also , talking , and some again were sitting around in the long lower lounge to the rear . |
| 13 | A few birds with long beaks were poking around by the water : how come they stay so clean when they 're always delving in the mud ? |
| 14 | that helicopter 's were fucking around during the second World War but they , they were |