Example sentences of "was [adj] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy 's face was grubby around the mouth . |
| 2 | This time when he came back in to see her , the air was darkest around his form , but when he grinned over the noise of the men in the room behind the door — a woman 's laugh punctured the air beyond — and he sat down peaceably at the foot of her bed , the blue paled to a translucence like a robin 's egg . |
| 3 | The only section of the court that had a reputation for some seriousness and probity was that around the Queen . |
| 4 | As she had expected , the map was vague around the edges . |
| 5 | The urine was warm around his balls and tepid down his leg , but it was cold at his knees . |
| 6 | Pinocytic vesicles were present near the plasma membrane and basement membrane was present around these cells . |
| 7 | I never felt happy with it , and on two occasions found that it had worked its way down my arm and was loose around my wrist . |
| 8 | Fighting in August reflected Azerbaijan 's continued attempt to recoup the losses suffered in the spring , and was heavy around the Mardakert region of northern Nagorny Karabakh , the scene of fighting in July . |
| 9 | The small 6x3in plate was handy around corners and doorways , and used with sponge and bonnet , made light work of cleaning down silk emulsioned bathroom walls prior to repainting . |
| 10 | A very limited number of guards was apparent around the centre . |
| 11 | There is nothing anachronistic about the change of medium ; it was common around the time of the composition of these pieces to hear them transferred to instrumental groups . |
| 12 | Bragg laid a match across the bowl of his pipe , and puffed until the air was blue around him . |
| 13 | It was hot beside the mouth of the kiln and I was soon sweating ; but the air was bright around me , the narrow prospect of the lake still and cool in the distance . |