Example sentences of "be around [art] " in BNC.

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1 There is no notable deceleration , but I do n't know that my mind was recording anything but fear , nor is there any particular screech or roll , but suddenly we 're around the corner and accelerating down towards the tunnel and Jackie 's saying , ‘ You can relax now , Keith . ’
2 If we assume that our kind of beings will still be around a few millennia hence , I feel certain that the nineteenth century will mainly be remembered as the century when Maxwell formulated his equations .
3 I mean I 'm speaking of someone whose work is of a different kind , and they do tend to be labelled probably because they seem to be around a lot , and obviously have some political influence on the area .
4 It is important to be around the professionals , the leading players in the world .
5 In the distance he could hear the sound of water dripping and he kept a look out for puddles , holes , fallen beams or any other dangers that might be around the next corner .
6 The itching is very troublesome and may be around the vagina with burning soreness and redness .
7 And it will probably be around the 19th — a magical day if ever there was one — that a fateful meeting or journey takes place .
8 Prime times for endings and beginnings will be around the full moons of March 8 and November 16 and the eclipses .
9 It is assumed therefore that virtually all children will travel along broadly the same curricular path in English , but that some will move more quickly , and further , than others ; and some may be around the level 1 attainments for the whole of their school careers .
10 Annual growth to 1996 is expected to be around the 43% mark , reaching $700m in 1996 .
11 Around one hundred galleries are expected to have signed up by the closing date and attendance figures are expected to be around the usual 100,000 .
12 In the schematic dating we apply to this period it seems to be around the last century of the second millennium that an upward turn becomes traceable , notably in pottery and specifically the pottery of Athens .
13 Our main European markets would appear to be around the Mediterranean , but with statistics showing that northern European summers are apparently becoming warmer I 've decided to launch our system in the United Kingdom as well . ’
14 We never sold anything of course but it gave me a sort of status plus it was a very interesting time to be around the art world .
15 Prices will be around the standard pub price and in some instances considerably less .
16 In the words of Dunlop ( 1958 : 20 ) , the technological context of ‘ railroads has many distinctive features affecting the relations of managers and workers : the train operating divisions use small crews working together and in movement far from close and immediate supervision ; complex and expensive equipment is utilized with a high ratio of capital to worker ; … the costs of accidents can be consequential ; the hours of operations for equipment may be around the clock , and they do not conform to normal factory schedules … ’ .
17 The first treatment lasts between one-and-a-half and two hours and costs £25 to £30 ; the follow-up sessions will be around an hour-an-a-half and slightly less expensive .
18 I think in a community one does come across practical snags , like for example the differences become very marked between the businessman who goes off at eight in the morning and comes back at six , week in week out , year in year out , with perhaps sort of three or four weeks holiday , and the university men who appear to be around an awful lot of the time and appear to have a lot of holiday .
19 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 . ’
20 The screens were around the bed and the draught from the door set them billowing like sails .
21 By 1980 , registrations were around the 3,000 mark .
22 Sam howled with laughter , as did those people who were around the cage at the same time .
23 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 .
24 ‘ What did Miss Trunchbull call your father when they were around the house at home ? ’
25 Olschewski said that profits were around the two figure million mark , but would n't provide more specific details .
26 Rather more skilled crafts , such as fullers , shearmen , cutlers , painters and butchers , were around the £10 mark .
27 Most docks were around the Midlands ; over a hundred of these were on the Birmingham Canals .
28 He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’
29 Can you tell me about the buildings that were around the airport ?
30 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 .
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