"Except, you know, I think he really was shy around her."
He owns a bar and is very shy around women.
During lunch, however, he decided that she was shy only around her parents.
I was rather shy around women as a young man.
She has trouble talking to boys, as she can be quite shy around them.
He is shy around women but can be a playboy at times.
Mikhail had not felt shy around any woman since he was in his teens.
Through it all, she was shy and uncomfortable around people.
Although he can be painfully shy around new people, M. soon made friends with both boys and girls.
He is very shy around people and has not attended school for a long period of time.