> as lemmas

?1531 R. Whitford tr. Thomas à Kempis Folowynge of Cryste i. xx. f. xxiii If thou wylte withdrawe thy selfe from superfluous wordes & fro vnprofytable rennynges aboute.

1653 tr. L. van Aitzema Notable Revol. Netherlands 186 All superstitious customs, as the running about with Drums and Burgundian Banners.

1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. x. 187 The springing up of the Pole makes an intermission in the running about of the Work.

1708 Philos. Trans. 1706–07 (Royal Soc.) 25 2453 There was such a fermenting and running about of the Parts.

1796 N. Salmon Stemmata Latinitatis I. 194 Discursio, a running about.

1826 Peep at Pyrennees ix. 214 Running pell-mell with the rest, too late..to form, in spite of the terrible runnings about, bawlings and flusteration of their officers.

1851 J. Fulton tr. A. Wiesinger Biblical Comm. St. Paul's Epist. 491 More natural..that the running about be represented as the consequence of idleness, than vice versa.

1902 J. Conrad Youth 9 There was a moment of confusion, yelling, and running about.

1966 J. Derrick Teaching Eng. to Immigrants iv. 155 Traditional children's games..are mainly running-about games which are probably more suited to the playground..than to the classroom.

2001 Games Master Mar. 84/3 In practice, what this time-tripping really entails is plenty of running about, a lot of cutscene yakkage, [etc.].