Example sentences of "[be] around [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | any , any sort of , yeah , any sort of changes or anything erm er I do n't know if you 're around sort of early next week we can |
| 2 | If the fare should be around 20–30p , give 50p . |
| 3 | While the Bishop 's Castle earthquake does not exactly resemble any previously recorded earthquake , it is comparable with others in the general area of Herefordshire , notably in 1863 , 1896 and 1926 , all of which were around magnitude 5 on the Richter scale . |
| 4 | It had a friendly dark-panelled atmosphere with brisk service and most of the diners and winers were around Maxim 's age . |
| 5 | That is , people writing in the eighteenth century that th you know um it was appropriate for kids to be introduced to sex when they were around y'know sort of seven or eight or something in some cases . |
| 6 | But all our games in the nursery from that moment were around film . |
| 7 | Generally R Coronæ is around magnitude 6 . |
| 8 | Using × 7 , 23 is in the same field with the little trio made up of Sigma¹ ; , Sigma² ; and Rho , all of which are around magnitude 5 . |
| 9 | They point to areas such as Manchester , the West Midlands and Nottingham where beer prices are around 61p–65p per pint as opposed to 75p–80p elsewhere . |
| 10 | Futch has been around boxing most of his life and he knows what an underdog can do if he gains confidence . |
| 11 | OL' MARK Perry 's been around y'know — in at the start , an integral part , remember '77 — but apart from founding the fanzine , Sniffin' Glue , he 's never really made a go of it as a rocker . |
| 12 | OL' MARK Perry 's been around y'know — in at the start , an integral part , remember '77 — but apart from founding the fanzine , Sniffin' Glue , he 's never really made a go of it as a rocker . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've always been around dope . |