Example sentences of "[v-ing] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look at all these blasphemous bastards that are still walking around this orchard . ’ |
| 2 | WALKING around Scotland 's ‘ Queen of the Mountains ’ |
| 3 | One of the nicest things about walking around coastline peninsulas is that it is often easy to stick to the coastline without doubling back on yourself at the end . |
| 4 | A week of walking around the beautiful Lakeland Fells proved an energetic break for outdoor action . |
| 5 | Walking around Urbino 's quiet streets on a wet Sunday out of season was an evocative and fascinating experience , even though the churches and palace had closed early in the morning . |
| 6 | I 'm pretty sure that I was the only mother & baby entrant as I struggled on sometimes running , sometimes walking around the 10 mile course encouraged by the smiles and cheers of the many people who lined the route . |
| 7 | ENGLISH GIRL ( walking around the island as if she 's lost something important ) : I left my camera in Ecuador . |
| 8 | I had a lot less hassle walking around Tripoli , than I would have walking around Athens , for example . |
| 9 | Anyway , having a pint was preferable to walking around the streets on a cold night such as this . |
| 10 | I was arrested twice , once for trying to get out of the place , and once for just walking around the course , both times without wearing a badge . |
| 11 | Walking around the base of an active cone erupting these bombs is a bit like walking around a battlefield , with spent rounded cannonball bombs and shattered fragments of cannonballs lying around , and many big battered boulders exhibiting the bruises of a long volcanic siege . |
| 12 | Or had she just seen him one day , walking around the suburb where he had been born , and said to him , in that sharp voice she used for all commands : ‘ Marry Me ! ’ |
| 13 | The gates were all closed and there was a mother and a daughter who was pregnant and walking around it . |
| 14 | About twelve months later , I was walking around the Dingle and saw this chap coming down the road , brand new suit and all the rest of it , with his wife and kid . |
| 15 | An illustrated lecture by Dr John Shannon OBE , Chairman of the York Civic Trust , examining the architectural details of York — gleaned from 30 years of walking around the City . |
| 16 | Some unexpected surprises are in store for you whilst walking around the gallery . |
| 17 | You can buy T- shirts with the shop 's name printed on them , however , with the result that there are now hundreds of teenage girls walking around Tokyo with the word ‘ milk ’ blazoned across their breasts . |
| 18 | These allow headphone listening while walking around the room . |
| 19 | It is difficult to realise when walking around the area that you are only twelve miles away from Hull , the surrounding woodlands creating a block to the sights and sounds of modern living . |
| 20 | Walking around the corner is a wilder area , which is enclosed by trellis made of stout poles and hung with a most bewildering variety of clematis . |
| 21 | Before Mr Morton 's operation at the world-renowned Papworth Hospital , near Cambridge , he was introduced to a man walking around the ward who had been given a new heart only days before . |
| 22 | Few touring visitors wish to bypass the shops , however , using the large car parks and walking around the streets . |
| 23 | Diana spent her days swimming , walking around the grounds , driving in Charles 's blue beach buggy and , of course , dancing . |
| 24 | You ca n't go walking around New York by yourself at this time of night . |
| 25 | The night I arrived I was walking around the streets on my own looking for work . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a fine idea , ’ Thomas said to her , expounding it to himself and meantime walking around Simon 's cottage with resentment for every stone of the place . |
| 27 | When you 're not out walking around this lovely area of the Borders try seeing it from the back of a horse — the Westertoun Riding Centre will take you out on anything from an hourly ride to a half day trek through the Lammermuir Hills . |
| 28 | The ideal working dress would , therefore , be one in which you could reach up high to bring down the best china , bend down low to pick up the dropped toy , feel comfortable in for walking around the park and pushing a pram or playing ball , not worry about if baby food was deposited on it , move around in easily with a baby on your hip and cover up totally for rolling out pastry or helping with painting . |
| 29 | ‘ Does n't that bother you ? ’ asked Coleman , walking around the desk to see if El-Jorr was eavesdropping , but he was still busy at the computer terminal in the next room . |
| 30 | Driving or walking around the sculpture will be like turning a model in space — the apparent contradictions transforming themselves into new realities . |