Example sentences of "[prep] be around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone to be around . |
| 2 | By the end of the 80s , Sinitta had established a stable home life suitable for a dog , even if she was n't always able to be around . |
| 3 | But at least Old Vic is likely to be around next year , when Nashwan will be in residence at the Shadwell Stud of his owner , Hamdan Al Maktoum , vigorously trying to justify a syndication value of £18m . |
| 4 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |
| 5 | Then , on one occasion , Malcolm happened to be around when they came in . |
| 6 | Enter stage right disc jockey Jimmy Franks of BRMB , local independent radio in Birmingham , the only chap who happens to be around when I phone to see if anyone there could help me out . |
| 7 | She made a very positive effort to be the right kind of person to be around — in other words , she was not a liability , she was an asset , an extremely good cook and a very good organiser , and having discovered that we both went to the same school in Switzerland where French was the main language taught , we would enjoy talking to each other in French , much to the annoyance of David who could n't understand the language . ’ |
| 8 | It was basically a group of people who happened to be around but very soon we all had titles and were constantly organising and re-organising the creating divisions and systems and methods . |
| 9 | ‘ And I would n't like to be around when it happens . ’ |
| 10 | They are really good fun to be around , they are just not overindulgent or obsessive , ’ he says . |
| 11 | ‘ But to go out on a limb and take any bunch of morons , just those that happened to be around when he met Plumpton , and propose that they should do this thing — that 's really sticking your neck out . |
| 12 | Throughout his career he seemed to be around when it happened but the finger of accusation rarely pointed in his direction . |
| 13 | He did not want to be around when they told him ; he had enough to do without becoming involved in a domestic squabble . |
| 14 | ‘ The water is rising all the time and I would n't like to be around when it does overflow . |
| 15 | But if you were old enough to be around at the time , reactions like ‘ Well , of course , the political circumstances were such that … ’ , and ‘ Yes , I have to admit I took offence to that ’ are more likely , and cause one to take a more considered and less dogmatic view . |
| 16 | If you are using the divider to separate cichlids or other particularly aggressive fish , it 's wise to leave it in place for a couple of weeks and then only remove the divider at a time when you are likely to be around if trouble occurs . |
| 17 | She did n't seem to be around . |
| 18 | ‘ I just happened to be around some great players and be part of a great team ’ , he said with typical modesty . |
| 19 | ‘ There is a lot of work to do at Selhurst Park and I would like to be around to do it . |
| 20 | ‘ And that means I shall have to live longer to be around when he needs me . ’ |
| 21 | She was going through a traumatic divorce at the time and it was obvious she needed someone to talk to and I just happened to be around . |
| 22 | Hooker Phil Kearns , at only 24 , is undoubtedly going to be around for many years to come and successfully led the Australian under-21 team to victory over New Zealand under 21 's four years ago . |
| 23 | New York cabbies are notorious for complaining but Danny , an old friend , who always seems to be around when I am ready to leave The Summit Hotel , assures me that business in one of the world 's busiest cities is worse than he had known it in more than 20 years . |
| 24 | Someone , after all , has to be around to keep Microsoft up to the mark . |
| 25 | If that was just a warning I did n't want to be around when they got really nasty . |
| 26 | MVS is still supreme in IBM 's view and expected to be around through the decade as a leader . |
| 27 | That has begun shipping to members , and SAG optimistically expects products complying to the specification to be around by the end of year . |
| 28 | He has a useful pedigree in the Birmingham League , can come up with an awkward slanted delivery and hopes to be around at Edgbaston next season . |
| 29 | ‘ They were great people to be around . |
| 30 | His girlfriend , a dealer too , would give him a bored hard look , if she happened to be around . |