Example sentences of "[was/were] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | The screens were around the bed and the draught from the door set them billowing like sails . |
| 2 | He though that we had grown apart from him and he became upset that none of us were around him any more , talking to him any more . |
| 3 | By 1980 , registrations were around the 3,000 mark . |
| 4 | Under the window , Hana was similarly quizzing Michael , despite the fact that Maria 's arms were around his neck . |
| 5 | There was a glow about him that all men had when they were around Paula . |
| 6 | Sam howled with laughter , as did those people who were around the cage at the same time . |
| 7 | For two years my father-in-law shuffled the money around various building societies , chasing the best interest rates , which at times were around the 20 per cent mark . |
| 8 | He let the girl jog past him and then jumped out on to her back ; she never even heard him until his arms were around her body . |
| 9 | While the Bishop 's Castle earthquake does not exactly resemble any previously recorded earthquake , it is comparable with others in the general area of Herefordshire , notably in 1863 , 1896 and 1926 , all of which were around magnitude 5 on the Richter scale . |
| 10 | ‘ What did Miss Trunchbull call your father when they were around the house at home ? ’ |
| 11 | Olschewski said that profits were around the two figure million mark , but would n't provide more specific details . |
| 12 | Rather more skilled crafts , such as fullers , shearmen , cutlers , painters and butchers , were around the £10 mark . |
| 13 | The interviews were around a series of suggested topics : ‘ The say that you have in decisions which affect young disabled people 's education and lives , and what limits the say that you have ’ ; ‘ The say that others have ’ ; ‘ The say that young people themselves have ’ ; ‘ The implications of ‘ disability ’ on the decision-making that determines young people 's education and lives ’ ; and ‘ What you see as the main priorities in terms of who has what say and in working with others in future decisions . ’ |
| 14 | Those pants of his were around his knees when he slammed through the double doors of the brownstone , and around his ankles as he stumbled at speed up the first flight of stairs . |
| 15 | Most docks were around the Midlands ; over a hundred of these were on the Birmingham Canals . |
| 16 | Alice 's arms were around his waist as they rode home , her hands like two white birds sleeping on the soft leather of his jacket . |
| 17 | And Frome could easily have heard , if they were around his own age … |
| 18 | Her arms were around his neck , and her hands lay on the velvet collar of his coat . |
| 19 | His arms were around her as his name left her lips . |
| 20 | It had a friendly dark-panelled atmosphere with brisk service and most of the diners and winers were around Maxim 's age . |
| 21 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 22 | Although her body was cold , she felt enclosed by warmth , as if her brother 's arms were around her , and she was snug and safe against his chest . |
| 23 | Persons and private trusts held somewhat less than 10% of the total and the combined holdings of the banking sector and the building societies were around 5.5% . |
| 24 | His strong arms were around her as she struggled . |
| 25 | Rachel 's arms were around his neck , his hard mouth closing aginast hers , and she was lost in his kiss . |
| 26 | But all our games in the nursery from that moment were around film . |
| 27 | Can you tell me about the buildings that were around the airport ? |
| 28 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 29 | That is , people writing in the eighteenth century that th you know um it was appropriate for kids to be introduced to sex when they were around y'know sort of seven or eight or something in some cases . |
| 30 | Another person who was around the scene at the time was Chrissie Hynde who , after Malcolm 's shop and writing for the NME , had really been scuffling around . |