Example sentences of "[v-ing] around the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Looking around the house , her love of horses is evident . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ You must n't go wandering around the house , you know . |
| 5 | Everyone was wandering around the house getting everything ready for my uncle who had come over from Nigeria . |
| 6 | The pampered town cat , by contrast , is often seen to be prowling around the house like a caged tiger . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It is also usual to include information about aspects of mobility such as getting around the house and coping with steps and stairs . |
| 11 | For the population aged 65 + the vast majority are able to cope with outdoor mobility and getting around the house ( see Table 4.8 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Endill spent most of his time running around the house , hunting for things to explore . |
| 14 | Now let's imagine you are the noisy neighbour : you could turn the TV or radio volume down ; you could stop slamming doors ; and you could stop the children chasing around the house and shouting to each other : but that 's asking you to change your life-style completely , and it 's not really feasible . |
| 15 | She got into the coach , the steps were folded up , and in a moment the horses were trotting around the house towards the main drive . |
| 16 | In the week since she had left he had slept poorly and spent much of the night pacing around the house . |
| 17 | Then 30 minutes back home again and about another four hours sitting around the house before retiring to bed . |
| 18 | She adds : ‘ I 've worked since I was married 15 years ago and I could n't imagine just sitting around the house all day . |
| 19 | It is obvious , therefore , that to prevent noise entering your house , you need additional weight at the point of entry ; and to prevent the noise you make echoing around the house , you need soft linings in the room where the sounds are generated . |
| 20 | Many teenagers feel embarrassed when asked to sing , and few adults are heard singing around the house or whistling on street corners . |
| 21 | I did what my master asked , trailing around the house like a ghost though no one really wished to speak to me . |