Example sentences of "was [verb] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every kind of bird was circling around Little Billy and Swan , and the Minpins on their backs were waving and clapping and shouting with joy . |
| 2 | And all they wanted it to do was to go around the corner to Marygate for the winter and then we s got the same in the spring to bring it back , but by that time the python was a lot bigger . |
| 3 | A longer length of rope was circled around her shoulders and under the table , then over her gorgeous breasts and downwards until her rib cage was completely covered in coiled rope , which fastened her to the hard wooden table . |
| 4 | ‘ What 's more , he was hanging around the cake display , looking rather shifty , if you ask me . ’ |
| 5 | One day she was hanging around the shop when Nick Kent followed her in , angry . |
| 6 | Two days he was hanging around the place . |
| 7 | I 'd gone into Woolworth 's in Reading and stolen a couple of things from there , and I was hanging around the car park . |
| 8 | Immediately post-operatively his temperature fell to 35.8 C. Warmed blood was transfused to counteract shock and an extra blanket was placed around him . |
| 9 | A black leather suite was arranged around a white marble fireplace standing starkly against slate-grey walls and carpet . |
| 10 | As Stephen Leacock and I walked down the street after that luncheon we found that a small crowd of students was gathered around the white statue . |
| 11 | Another group , exclusively male , was gathered around what Sendei guessed was a highly advanced piece of technology . |
| 12 | Their three elder girls were standing beside her and the baby , and Fantina was darting around them . |
| 13 | Dave Crooks , who makes a habit of jumping off such things as Swallow Falls and the Anvil at the Bitches in an open canoe , was hobbling around Crystal Palace on crutches . |
| 14 | A dirty rag was used to gag her mouth and a black hood was fastened around her head . |
| 15 | The brown canvas delivery sack was hidden around the corner on a stone shelf , several inches above the rotten humus that blocked the culvert . |
| 16 | Thomasina at this time was fussing around the table . |
| 17 | Second-hand machinery was scattered around the yard with new parts and modifications arriving daily . |
| 18 | About twelve months later , I was walking around the Dingle and saw this chap coming down the road , brand new suit and all the rest of it , with his wife and kid . |
| 19 | The night I arrived I was walking around the streets on my own looking for work . |
| 20 | In March , on a visit to Leatherhead , I was walking around the JS branch when I saw an old customer . |
| 21 | Sh when er when Emma told me that erm Richard said that they probably were n't going to Tramps I was , I was walking around going oh boo hoo boo hoo I 'm so sad all the time going oh boo hoo boo hoo |
| 22 | One minute he was embracing her , kissing her passionately , and now he was leaping around the bedroom like a young gallant , getting ready to get out . |
| 23 | A cordon of armour was parked around newspapers and broadcasting stations , and key members of the previous administration were arrested . |
| 24 | Heavy fighting was reported around the cities of Shaqlawa and Sulaimaniya on April 13 in which 150 government troops were said to have been killed . |
| 25 | In east Gwent a project was designed around this philosophy . |
| 26 | Given Brainerd 's background in the publishing industry , mainly newspapers , and the fact that he had just left Atex it is hardly surprising that the program was designed around the traditional ‘ cut and paste ’ working methods . |
| 27 | One of the best known is the Brasher Hillmaster from Reebok ( £80 ) , which was designed around a running-shoe last and is incredibly comfortable , while providing a degree of water resistance from its integral membrane . |
| 28 | The first of the IBM PCs was designed around the Intel 8088 processor , an eight bit device which ran at a clock speed of 4.77MHz ( we 'll cover clock speeds a little later ) . |
| 29 | Tallis was charred wood , hardening , still aware through this gate into the first forest of what was occurring around her . |
| 30 | It looked awkward , but not heavy , unless you take into account the fact that this linoleum was rolled around a fifty pound salmon . |