Example sentences of "[noun sg] around the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind blew snow around the house and over the gravestones . |
| 2 | " I 'm planning to have a herd of deer in the parkland around the house , and I 'd like some deer in the forest . " |
| 3 | To take an example , suppose two mothers regularly go for coffee in each other 's homes and take along their respective toddlers , and that one parent gets quite distressed at the children running riot around the house whilst the other is seemingly oblivious . |
| 4 | She was able to talk about herself in a more positive way , and this she attributed to having felt useful and capable when helping her sister-in-law around the house . |
| 5 | If you do get up later and find an old lady around the house , then — ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Many of the tools used in plumbing are also used in other types of work around the house . |
| 8 | We 'd enjoy having a boy around the house again , eh , Wix ? ’ |
| 9 | Musical ‘ jam sessions ’ ( commonly known as making a row ) , singing nursery rhymes , silly dancing around the house is included as my favourite therapy . |
| 10 | Well I suppose probably people li like nursemaids and er and er what they used to call in those days mothers ' helps , who used to sort of be a general skivvy around the house and would look after the children , and , and , and they were the same , they had to be in I think at , at sort of ten o'clock at night . |
| 11 | Without revealing the reason why they are rowing , but could it be that her actor husband is a Glen-man and she is ‘ rubbing it in ’ by wearing the tee-shirt around the house to celebrate Linfield winning the Irish League Championship this season ! |
| 12 | She came full circle around the house , and opened a door to find herself looking up again at the dangling corpse statue . |
| 13 | Within a few days she seemed very accepting of the situation , almost enjoying not having her husband around the house . |
| 14 | During that time the stench around the house was terrible . |
| 15 | Similarly , We would like to have a bit of grass around the house and a nice view . |
| 16 | ‘ But I did feel a bit funny afterwards because it was so early and I did n't remember seeing the man around the house before . |
| 17 | There is always a risk that it will become involved in a road accident , and persistent soiling around the house will damage the furnishings . |
| 18 | It was growing dark and a sharp wind was coming in off the Mediterranean , blowing up the dust around the house . |
| 19 | She ca n't do a thing around the house . |
| 20 | Adam Burns might be many things , but she doubted if ‘ handyman around the house ’ was one of them . |
| 21 | From this point , individual circuit cables wend their way around the house , crossing ceilings and floors , and running up or down to light switches and socket outlets at convenient points . |
| 22 | Already making her way around the house , she came to the front and asked a footman to carry a message to Rose Alderley . |
| 23 | Handywork around the house has tended to regularly involve a ‘ family bailout ’ . |
| 24 | Unless she is very fit , able to care for the garden and do decorating and other jobs of that kind around the house , she will miss his support in this way too . |
| 25 | Just when Tod has established our relationship with Irene on a secure footing , the kind of set-up that any sane man would kill for , with her punctual visits and affectionate phone calls , the movies we enjoy together , the fine dining , the peace and safety ( the forgiveness ) that her presence confers , plus the exquisitely torpid lovemaking which takes place right on the button every couple of months or so , and reaching the stage , now , where I think we can tackle her , gently but firmly , about her untidiness around the house , because it 's best to get these things out in the open , not to let them rankle and fester , and so on-guess what . |
| 26 | The atmosphere around the house was pretty frosty what with Dawn 's long , cold looks and Jasper 's icy stares , so I decided to start introducing them formally . |
| 27 | A good girl helps her mother around the house and with the younger children , being especially good if she does so without being asked . |