Example sentences of "to be around [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Then , on one occasion , Malcolm happened to be around when they came in . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ And I would n't like to be around when it happens . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Throughout his career he seemed to be around when it happened but the finger of accusation rarely pointed in his direction . |
| 8 | He did not want to be around when they told him ; he had enough to do without becoming involved in a domestic squabble . |
| 9 | ‘ The water is rising all the time and I would n't like to be around when it does overflow . |
| 10 | ‘ And that means I shall have to live longer to be around when he needs me . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | If that was just a warning I did n't want to be around when they got really nasty . |
| 13 | And I did n't want to be around when that happened . |
| 14 | And she definitely did n't want to be around when he got the news that she wanted a divorce . |
| 15 | You might as well say yes to this , if you 're always going to be around when the machine reboots . |
| 16 | Because , it occurred to her with heart-stopping suddenness , the last thing in the world she wanted was to be around when Rohan Saint Yves married Antoinette — or anyone else . |
| 17 | " I still want to be around when the house re-opens . " |
| 18 | Soon after that I made arrangements to go to Australia ; I just felt I did n't want to be around when Mason and Jennifer got together . |
| 19 | We 're all extending our overdrafts in the hope that we can stay in business long enough to be around when the upturn starts . |