Example sentences of "was [noun] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was moisture around her optic . |
| 2 | Historically , International Färg 's success was build around marine products and the seafaring traditions of Gothenburg — Scandinavia 's leading port and a busy centre for shopping . |
| 3 | All I had to do was stand around pretending to pull on one end of a tug-of war rope while a load of peers pulled on the other , as Jerry stood by attracting the tabloids ' photographers . |
| 4 | So effective was hegemony around the poor law that it continued throughout the preindustrial period and the period of rapid growth . |
| 5 | There was movement around her . |
| 6 | For a while there was silence around the big table . |
| 7 | Something heavy and barefoot was padding around the conservatory . |