Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb past] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a place called Morro Chico there was a tiny inn where we sat around the stove ourselves . |
| 2 | As we walked around the town I witnessed several incidents as girls who had been known to have collaborated with the German forces were seized by members of the Resistance and had their hair chopped off , to the jeers and cat-calls of those standing around . |
| 3 | As we walked around the complex , the Principal dressed informally in shirt sleeves , no guns or armed guards with us at all , the whole atmosphere appeared to be very relaxed . |
| 4 | As we looked around the store , Reid explained to me , ‘ Johnson worked on a pearling lugger , stashed a bit of money away , looked around for the healthiest woman on the island , married her and set up shop . |
| 5 | But that night as we sat around the fire no one mentioned it . |
| 6 | ’ More money than taste ’ , she said with a giggle as we floated around the thing , shading our eyes from its glaring brightness . |