21.   Just call around.

22.   Many people hire outsiders like reference-checking firms to call around to their references, particularly when the split with a former employer was less than amicable.

23.   Of half a dozen obstetricians called around the country, some were familiar with the term doula, but none had any experience with the service.

24.   Once equipped with a list, the task of calling around and asking about rates and services begins.

25.   Others called from around the country, missing children, sisters, friends.

26.   One, Bess Andrews, a former colleague there, called around and learned about Dr. Eric Winer.

27.   People watching on television and listening to radio called from around the country.

28.   Relying on the rundown local phone system, foreign investors can devote much of their deal-making efforts just to calling around for appointments.

29.   Several of his former coaches are calling around trying to find a school that needs another pitcher.

30.   Stajk, who was called Bro around the firehouse, always worked on holidays, his family said, so that firefighters with children could have the day off.