Example sentences of "been around [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you ask medical staff how often they have seen someone die , rather than if they have been around at the time , surprisingly few will say they witnessed the actual event . |
| 2 | Had he been around at the time of my capture I do n't believe I 'd have made it very far . |
| 3 | For those of us old enough to have been around at the time of the birth of rock ‘ n ’ roll , the idea of an advanced course in the music which made both us and our parents jump ( but in opposite directions ) may be hard to accommodate . |
| 4 | If International had been around at the time of the Vikings , there 's little doubt whose paint would have been used to keep those marauding longships in prime condition . |
| 5 | Alright , so it 's been around since the year dot . |
| 6 | Information has been around since the garden of Eden . |
| 7 | Are they recent arrivals from Norway , or birds which have been around since the autumn migration ? |
| 8 | Sometimes , he assumed the Elder had been around since the Creation . |
| 9 | The two main ‘ attractions ’ , Hawkwind and Planet Gong , have seemingly been around since the dawn of music in one form or another . |
| 10 | Not so surprising , as this is their first official demo , though the group members ( all two of them ! ) have been around on the scene since 1988 . |
| 11 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 12 | Wilson , who made a quiet yet effective impact in the 2–0 midweek World Cup defeat of Latvia has been around in the game with spells at Derby County , Ipswich , Chelsea and his present club where he is happy but would consider a move to a higher grade of football if possible . |