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:

Examples
Most of the dispute about the nature of convection ... revolves around whether the circulation pattern involves all…the mantle. (BNC)
She wasn't the motherly type, she didn't fuss around you. (BNC)
…the gulls were crying as they circled around the school. (BNC)
John hung around the theatre and lent a hand in any way he could. (BNC)
…the students and teachers ignored the novelist and crowded around the poet. (BNC)

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