Example sentences of "and [verb] around for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We actually got the rigging up and sailed around for a while in twos — I was with my brother and I thought we managed quite well . |
| 2 | She unstrapped the harness , and glanced around for a spot to hide the acres of silk canopy . |
| 3 | Kenne gulped , and looked around for a way out . |
| 4 | Ruth surveyed the freshly-turned earth and looked around for a flower she could place on the grave , but it was the last day of December and there was nothing in bloom . |
| 5 | Let your child suck water up the straw , blow it out and play around for a while . |
| 6 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 7 | Crossly , he came out of the bushes and searched around for a dock leaf . |
| 8 | He retraced his footsteps and stayed around for a while , but it was too cold to linger long . |