Example sentences of "around for a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Butler could n't adapt to his new defensive role , and Chapman began to look around for a more solid defender , not necessarily a player with much technical skill , but one who could clear accurately under pressure , feeding the ball to an inside-forward . |
| 2 | This can be so even where you have not had to shop around for a more favourable report . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But once the kids arrive , then everything changes — now I know I want to be around for a very long time . ’ |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | It 's , I am sure , been around for a very long time . |