Example sentences of "[pron] have been [verb] around for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been racing around for most of the day . |
| 2 | As far as I know computers have not yet been brought to bear on the Synoptic Problem which has been tossed around for a century . |
| 3 | And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry . |
| 4 | We had been looking around for about five minutes or so , when a jeep containing two members of the Guardia Civil ( The National Police ) arrived . |
| 5 | Although these are ‘ laboratory ’ specimens , they 've been kicking around for about six months and I 'd expect them to be detected quickly . |