Pattern: V around n
The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.
To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:
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She wasn't the motherly type, she didn't fuss around you. (BNC)
…the Treaty of Rome had skirted around the question of political cooperation. (BNC) …the students and teachers ignored the novelist and crowded around the poet. (BNC) John hung around the theatre and lent a hand in any way he could. (BNC) …the gulls were crying as they circled around the school. (BNC) |
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