Example sentences of "around [prep] a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have been around for a very long time , as I said , dating right back to Model Book 35 in fact , which appeared in 1982 . |
| 2 | But once the kids arrive , then everything changes — now I know I want to be around for a very long time . ’ |
| 3 | Er it 's partly using some questions that 've been around for a very long time but there 're some subtle variations and some new ones added in , okay ? |
| 4 | It 's , I am sure , been around for a very long time . |
| 5 | ‘ She comes up here , throws herself at a man who may or may not be her brother , but who is undoubtedly mixed up in a very unsavoury episode in his country 's history , lets him persuade her to fool around with a very dangerous drug … |
| 6 | The eldest one could n't have children , and quarrels with her husband , and has gone dotty because she ca n't have children , and wanders around in a very odd coat all the time . |
| 7 | After throwing things around in a very haphazard fashion she finally abandoned her search . |
| 8 | Even if this is difficult to provide , candidates should not have to wait around in a very public area . |