Example sentences of "around for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean surely that is a subject that 's been around for a hundred years ? |
| 2 | It has certainly been around for a hundred years , and it is probably the most vital of aspect of life as we know it today . |
| 3 | I kept wandering around for a few hours , with no idea where I was or where I was going , then somewhere along the line I chanced upon an open space where there was the odd bench scattered here and there and I used one of these for my lie-down . |
| 4 | You thrash around for a few minutes , trying not to breathe , but you have to inhale sometimes . ’ |
| 5 | We pushed each other around for a few minutes . |
| 6 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 7 | The disk will whizz around for a few seconds , and then you get the rows of statistics . |
| 8 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 9 | How do you know this is love , your prose side whispers like a sceptical lawyer , it 's only been around for a few weeks , a few months . |
| 10 | litre turbocharged engine , a revamped version of the Ford diesel unit which has been around for a few years . |