Example sentences of "[verb] around the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | It howled around the house , whistled through cracks in the window-frames and rattled slates on the roof . |
| 2 | Leonora leaned back thankfully against the piled pillows , listening to the wind , which howled around the house like a hundred banshees demanding entry . |
| 3 | One of the best ways of deciding which floorcovering to use where is to work around the house , thinking about what each room will need for the best combination of looks , durability , ease of cleaning and comfort , all at a price you can afford . |
| 4 | We did n't stop talking like but the talk s just sort of stemmed around the house and the kids and it did n't go any further than that . |
| 5 | Owen : When I first met Owen he was seven years old — a whirlwind of a boy , tearing around the house , yelling at the top of his voice . |
| 6 | She took to living in her swimsuit , a colourful sarong tied at her hips , long black hair streaming loose and silken down her slender back , and Damian would watch her with intent eyes as she moved around the house , his eyes eating her up as she grew more and more sensual , her inhibitions almost completely erased by his lovemaking . |
| 7 | Looking around the house , her love of horses is evident . |
| 8 | It was an odd feeling and perhaps accounts for why I delayed my departure so long , wandering around the house many times over , checking one last time that all was in order . |
| 9 | ‘ You must n't go wandering around the house , you know . |
| 10 | Everyone was wandering around the house getting everything ready for my uncle who had come over from Nigeria . |
| 11 | The pampered town cat , by contrast , is often seen to be prowling around the house like a caged tiger . |
| 12 | but , as Kate points out , the decorations she has used to trim her table and all those used around the house are not expensive and are simple to make . |
| 13 | If we have sons we should try to change the social pattern and encourage them to help around the house , introducing them to the things that traditionally have been ‘ women 's work ’ . |
| 14 | Did you have to help around the house when you were a child ? |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I always like to help around the house . |
| 16 | She was always a busy , tidy little girl , going around the house at night making sure all the curtains were drawn and tucking up the zoo of small furry animals which crowded her bed — she has kept them to this day . |
| 17 | are you going to look around the house again tomorrow ? |
| 18 | We should n't leave them lying around the house like a tube of vitamin C. If the words come too easily to hand , we 'll use them without thought ; we wo n't be able to resist . |
| 19 | She 's now able to walk around the house although outside she has to use a wheelchair . |
| 20 | Green did not go to church every Sunday — sometimes he walked around the house and idled , or went for a walk in the hills ; but he notes his attendance at church , in Ambleside , Grasmere or Keswick and the preacher he has heard . |
| 21 | Anna walked around the house , looked into every room and , having inspected her new home , apparently satisfied , settled on Christine 's lap and went to sleep , exhausted after the journey . |
| 22 | Ross made no attempt to touch her , other than to gently place his hand occasionally on her elbow as they walked around the house and garden . |
| 23 | You will look at your own child , whose current display of skills is limited to marching around the house with a pair of knickers on his head claiming to be Postman Pat , and you will get restless . |
| 24 | It is also usual to include information about aspects of mobility such as getting around the house and coping with steps and stairs . |
| 25 | For the population aged 65 + the vast majority are able to cope with outdoor mobility and getting around the house ( see Table 4.8 ) . |
| 26 | But often people stayed at home , finding jobs to do around the house . |
| 27 | If she had n't been Mrs Arbuthnot , he 'd have told anyone else to stop spoiling her and give her work to do around the house . |
| 28 | ‘ And the school term ends in another week , which means the children either mooching around the house all day under-occupied or vanished and one 's wondering where the hell they are . ’ |
| 29 | Until now we have been concerned with how water gets into and is distributed around the house , sometimes being heated on the way . |
| 30 | then he comes home , that 's what he likes to do potter around the house , well I do n't want to potter around the house when I 've been stuck in for twelve months . |