Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [v-ing] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harvey 's two kids were chasing around the trees in their pyjamas . |
| 2 | In the closing years of the nineteenth century , just as the eastern Germans were leaving the land and deserting the east , at the very time that the Polish population of the border districts was on the rise , the theoretical and practical policies of both the Polenpolitik and the Kulturkampf were hardening around the drive towards industrial and imperial expansion — if not overseas , which was almost impossible — then in the eastern borderlands . |
| 3 | In contrast the American pairings were a mere nine under par between them , albeit on an afternoon when the wind was swirling around the course causing all sorts of problems with club selection . |
| 4 | A butterfly was flapping around the wheelbarrow looking for a fragrance to match the colour of that great metallic flower . |
| 5 | Before Mum or Dad could say a word , Natalie was jumping around the hall , singing , ‘ I 'm a Rainbow , I 'm a Rainbow ! ’ much to the amusement of all my Brownie friends . |
| 6 | From left to right , a spinning maelstrom of snow and rain was sweeping around the block like a tornado . |
| 7 | Barely a year ago investors were swarming around the airline business like bees around a honeypot ; airlines were forging grand global alliances . |
| 8 | Three men in black overcoats and dark glasses were fussing around the long cars and a small crowd had gathered to weep and wonder . |
| 9 | Men in shirtsleeves and women in summer dresses were strolling around the airport and ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade . |
| 10 | Here we were greeted by the farmer and his wife , whose sheep and pigs were wandering around the road and the village . |
| 11 | By now the ship was firmly embedded in the shoal and the breakers were forming around the ship . |
| 12 | More than half of the comprehensive schools in existence by 1968 were of the orthodox 11–18 variety , and most arrangements were crystallizing around the approved versions of 10/65 . |
| 13 | Much rubbish , mostly lengths of steel angle iron and sheet steel was lying around the building and sadly all traces of railway embellishments , fencing , paving lighting and signs had long been swept away , leaving just mud , weeds and scrub . |
| 14 | The pathetic , skinny dog was scratching around the dustbin searching for the slightest bit of food , until she took one look at me and shot off with her tail between her legs . |
| 15 | It was seven P.M. ; already military police were sniffing around the clubs and bars of what Texans call ‘ occupied Mexico ’ . |
| 16 | Humans were milling around the base of the Ship . |
| 17 | The marching men were disappearing around the curve of the wall . |
| 18 | The incident , which happened while several people including children were milling around the van , is being treated by police as attempted murder . |
| 19 | The incident , which happened while several people including children were milling around the van , is being treated by police as attempted murder . |
| 20 | Precisely the same thing was happening around the Lancashire towns also , where the ancient commons were enclosed and grabbed by the private speculator for building , as at Oldham . |
| 21 | The needle was flickering around the eighty mark most of the way . |
| 22 | P.C. Torney claimed that Hickson 's story was fabrication , and said the youth was prancing around the room at the police station , boxing and boasting of his prowess as a boxer … as a result of the boisterous behaviour , he caught his eye on a window-ledge . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The boys were screaming around the yard outside with companions attracted by the commotion . |
| 25 | Furthermore , if the members of the harmonie rustique were moving around the stage as part of the spectacle , it seems much less likely that they would have been changing instruments picking up a flute for one number , a bassoon for another than they might have done had they been playing from a pit . |
| 26 | During the early opencast mining period , IBM admits dust containing cyanide , lead and zinc was blowing around the area . |
| 27 | At Billy Graham 's 1961 Maine Road Stadium Crusade , low-level , multi-speaker systems meant that music from choir and instruments was travelling around the stadium electronically and then being ‘ chased ’ by the real sound , with the result that everyone heard everything at least twice . |
| 28 | Thomasina at this time was fussing around the table . |
| 29 | And then his thoughts wandered again and he began to worry about the speed with which the vegetation was growing around the ramparts . |
| 30 | One Sunday when our relatives were visiting , the whole family was sitting around the table enjoying a lovely roast dinner when my mum said to my elderly gran : ‘ Mum , is your dinner all right ? ’ |