Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun sg] around " in BNC.

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1 The Alans , who were given land around Valence in c. 440 , and in Gallia Ulterior two years later , were the second .
2 Between 10 and 16 live whales were seen milling around the mouth of the Nene at 8.30 that morning ; low water was at midday , and at about 5 that afternoon the pod was seen swimming off to the north on the rising tide .
3 As these retirements were taking effect around Easter , I felt it better to wait until after the Easter celebrations before making any appointments .
4 Mr Clark 's job is to cut the government 's £50 billion deficit and one way he plans to do that is to spread VAT around more widely .
5 The following sections look at the outreach work that is taking place around the country to make the CAB more accessible to groups who could not otherwise easily reach a bureau .
6 Its bearing suggests that it is irritated and jarred by what is taking place around it .
7 No , the answer was tied string around their penis , their penis
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