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Like many men about town in swingin 'London, Lionel Bart, the composer of Oliver!, was reported on his death to have been "romantically linked to Judy Garland," a lovely formulation that tells you exactly where his real interests lay.

The Least Worst Man 2005

Like many men about town in swingin 'London, Lionel Bart, the composer of Oliver!, was reported on his death to have been "romantically linked to Judy Garland," a lovely formulation that tells you exactly where his real interests lay.

The Least Worst Man 2005

I sit back, relax, breathe in and exhale, my body "swingin" in easy motion to oncoming curves, the trust lying bemused between us

The Poem Judith Lawrence 2011

In Las Vegas 'swingin' heyday, Buddy Greco's pizzazz got him recording deals, regular radio and TV appearances, and gigs everywhere from the Sands Hotel to the London Palladium, where he was on the bill with an up-and-coming act called the Beatles.

Tony Sachs: The (Lounge) Lizard King: Happy Birthday, Buddy Greco 2008

There IS no difference between my "swingin '" lifestyle and my holiday lifestyle.

idiot-milk Diary Entry idiot-milk 2003

Yes, clear 'way down there somebody was comin' swingin 'along -- somebody little an' happy an 'spry.

Four Girls and a Compact Annie Hamilton Donnell

Yes, clear 'way down there somebody was comin' swingin 'along -- somebody little an' happy an 'spry.

Four Girls and a Compact Annie Hamilton Donnell

Yes, clear 'way down there somebody was comin' swingin 'along -- somebody little an' happy an 'spry.

Four Girls and a Compact Annie Hamilton Donnell

An 'you got that way o' swingin 'an' dancin 'an' high-steppin 'right out in God A'mighty's big woods, a teeterin' in the wind, an 'a dartin' 'crost the water.

The Song of the Cardinal 1915

"Ah!" nodded Simon, "John were in 'The Ring' then, Peter, an 'a pretty tough chap' e were, too, though a bit too fond o 'swingin' wi '' is 'right' to please me."

The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915