Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was around the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And it was around the locality that loyalty was built .
2 But she was around the house long enough for me to figure out that whatever arguments she has with herself , at the end of the day she will find some really crackerjack reason for doing whatever it is she wanted to do anyway .
3 While I was around the bus at least 8 bottle of the fizzy stuff was transported onto the team bus for consumption on the way back .
4 There was no motive , and Greg had no notion whether he was around the house at the time or not .
5 The man hurried on , throwing the leaflet in a waste-paper bin as soon as he was around the corner by the newspaper stand .
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