Example sentences of "[pron] around the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coroner busied himself around the house . |
| 2 | Remember that the vendor may not wish to have you around the house at all , so try to agree a mutually convenient time , starting at , say , 9am or 2pm , which will allow at least three daylight hours for the survey . |
| 3 | ‘ And lastly , ’ Matilda said , ‘ what did your father and Miss Trunchbull call you around the house ? ’ |
| 4 | that 's about that much wa shade did n't you around the house |
| 5 | The sight of his figure pushing a trolley loaded with cleaning utensils , mops , brushes arranged incongruously , though always tidily , around teapots , cups and saucers , so that it at times resembled a street-hawker 's barrow , became a familiar one around the house . |
| 6 | I would follow her around the house , clinging on to her skirt , unwilling to let her out of my sight , and demanding to be fed with some small token such as an apple or a piece of bread . |
| 7 | She slipped in and out of consciousness as the man dragged her around the house in Horfield , Bristol , carrying out repeated assaults . |
| 8 | Once the researcher arrived though , Harrison was as friendly as you like , showed her around the house that he built himself , even showed her the pictures he 'd painted , and best of all , agreed to be a guest on Aspel and Company . |
| 9 | I ended up chasing her around the house fucking photo . |
| 10 | David was 4½ when he first went to school and not unlike most mothers Mrs Jones was upset at not having him around the house . |
| 11 | His father had not spoken a single word to him , just followed him around the house , not a solitary word . |