Example sentences of "was [v-ing] 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 | ‘ What 's more , he was hanging around the cake display , looking rather shifty , if you ask me . ’ |
| 3 | One day she was hanging around the shop when Nick Kent followed her in , angry . |
| 4 | Two days he was hanging around the place . |
| 5 | I 'd gone into Woolworth 's in Reading and stolen a couple of things from there , and I was hanging around the car park . |
| 6 | Their three elder girls were standing beside her and the baby , and Fantina was darting around them . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Thomasina at this time was fussing around the table . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The night I arrived I was walking around the streets on my own looking for work . |
| 11 | In March , on a visit to Leatherhead , I was walking around the JS branch when I saw an old customer . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Tallis was charred wood , hardening , still aware through this gate into the first forest of what was occurring around her . |
| 15 | They were under no illusions that they could do a better job from Detroit , but they had become increasingly concerned that they were getting out of touch with what was happening around the world , and that the tail was beginning to wag the dog . |
| 16 | A year ago , when your trousers did n't condemn you as a person , Bobby Gillespie started going to house clubs ; he wore ripped jeans and a sad top , but was truly touched by what was happening around him . |
| 17 | The noise was intense , constant chatter , voices raised in argument , an air of expectancy , even tension , as everyone pretended to be involved in what was happening around them but secretly watched the great ones at the high table . |
| 18 | So encouraging Dawn to feed when we were out of doors was not as easy as it sounds , because her attention was completely absorbed in what was happening around her . |
| 19 | When Jesus met his disciples after the resurrection " he opened their minds to understand the scriptures " , by relating what they read in their Bibles to what was happening around them . |
| 20 | Precisely the same thing was happening around the Lancashire towns also , where the ancient commons were enclosed and grabbed by the private speculator for building , as at Oldham . |
| 21 | I tried to think of nice things ; then , when I could n't think of any , I determined to concentrate on what was happening around me . |
| 22 | ‘ Before the band ever happened I was driving around Hammersmith roundabout and I saw ‘ Nude picture of Patsy Kensit ! ’ on a sign , and I remember being slightly jealous , thinking . |
| 23 | And no , I did n't know why Salome was driving around Kent at midnight on a Saturday . |
| 24 | I was wandering around the red light district with no particular intention of doing anything , when I was propositioned by a woman . |
| 25 | Everyone was wandering around the house getting everything ready for my uncle who had come over from Nigeria . |
| 26 | Lerissa had weighed anchor ( breaking a 56lb Danforth in the process , her owner told me next day ) and was wandering around the anchorage looking for a new parking place . |
| 27 | A butterfly was flapping around the wheelbarrow looking for a fragrance to match the colour of that great metallic flower . |
| 28 | So I was looking around the Beckenham and Bromley area when I found this place called Haddon Hall which was an amazing property . |
| 29 | He was looking around him as he spoke . |
| 30 | There was still a slight wheeze in her respirations but she was looking around her , quite free from distress . |