Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to this time , the early seventies , there was no real precedent for autonomous women 's groups organizing around a woman-only issue . |
| 2 | She was in there for a good five minutes crashing around and swearing occasionally . |
| 3 | ‘ What , stop perverts hanging around ? |
| 4 | Finding decent practice facilities was a constant headache , leading to some crazy situations ; in St Vincent , for example , Ken Barrington , the assistant manager , hunted all over for a place for Boycott to practise , and eventually found a piece of flat ground near the airport which had ducks waddling around and a donkey at long leg . |
| 5 | Added to this is the fact that the case is n't earthed and , once again , you 've got mains voltages hanging around waiting to bite you ! |
| 6 | Entities zoom around in simulated three-dimensional space , colliding with each other , shooting each other down , swallowing each other amid revolting noises . |
| 7 | It was 1949 before the authorities got around to this trivial matter and their solution was to slap another seven years on the original 18 . |
| 8 | Every morning she arrived at our door and spent five minutes flustering around with her hand-broom . |
| 9 | The company had already obtained agreement from most of its creditors to forgive around half its DM2.7 billion debt . |
| 10 | ‘ Apparently after Naylor had spent hours checking around my old haunts without success , he finally got lucky when someone recalled having many times seen my car parked outside this block of flats . |
| 11 | Families and the law Investigators : Dr R W Dingwall , J M Eekelaar , M Maclean The Centre 's work in the field of family law has developed through a series of related projects clustered around a clearly focused concern with the interests of children as members of families and as individuals and with the economic and other consequences of marriage breakdown . |
| 12 | There are single ropes to curl around and seats on single ropes . |
| 13 | Moto-cross is a sport where off-road motorcycles race around a natural , rough course with man-made jumps and other obstacles . |
| 14 | ‘ Under the new arrangements we have forecast total ERDF receipts in Scotland of £120 million and , on past experience , we expect local authorities to obtain around £75 million , ’ Mr Lang said . |
| 15 | Inkeroinen is a scattering of shops and houses clustered around a small railway junction . |
| 16 | With the advent of longer holidays taken at different times of the year and easier travel , people began to seek their entertainment further afield , but remnants of these past festivities remain around the county in various guises . |
| 17 | ‘ The fact that there are too many dogs and not enough caring homes to go around is a national scandal . |
| 18 | The animals gazed around cautiously . |
| 19 | Larval migration in the lungs also leads to haemorrhage and infiltration by eosinophils which are later replaced by accumulations of lymphocytes , while sub-pleural greyish-green lymphocytic nodules develop around dead or dying larvae ; these nodules are more numerous following reinfection . |
| 20 | Her lips pout around the filter and her cheeks collapse in as she draws deeply . |
| 21 | But if they see a bunch of black kids hanging around they wo n't nick them . |
| 22 | The most unusual styles to see around today could include what pass for country , city-sophisticated , improvised junk , garden room , Italian modern , French ( Louis Le-whatever ) uncompromisingly antique or whatever period is chosen ( Georgian , Jacobean ) industrial ( high-tech or creative salvage ) , art deco and art nouveau . |
| 23 | There were plenty other walkers fumbling around their vehicles in the car park when we arrived , but then Schiehallion is such an easy walk its popularity is assured . |
| 24 | Now you can help the reptilian brothers leap around and win the hand of the fair Daisy ( hmmm … |
| 25 | Big fireplace , plenty of heavy wooden furniture , bright-coloured rugs scattered around . |
| 26 | You 'll need grout too , plus a tile cutter , preferably heavy-duty type , especially if using quarry tiles ( Vitrex makes one which will cut wall and floor tiles ) ; and it 's worth investing in a tile file or saw if you anticipate a lot of fiddly cutting round pipes and similar obstacles , and a tile gauge if you have any really awkward shapes to tile around . |
| 27 | This group , with its ‘ margin for rebellion ’ , looks to new musical sources , notably in black American rhythm and blues , many aspects of which are predisposed to connotations clustered around feelings of ‘ oppression ’ , on the one hand , and relatively non-alienated use of the body ( potentially subversive of capitalist work disciplines ) on the other . |
| 28 | There are a few non-Leeds supporters lurking around on the list I think . |
| 29 | Its carved edges resemble horse harnesses , while two snakes coil around the top . |
| 30 | ‘ I have seen other drivers race around the barriers in the past . |