Example sentences of "he looked [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked round for a stick or prop which he could use to dislodge Yussuf . |
| 2 | He looked round for a weapon to fight with , but Fagin already had a heavy metal pot in his hand . |
| 3 | He looked round for the phone , found it and took it to the woman , laying it in her lap . |
| 4 | He looked round for the instrument and saw it on top of one of the presses . |
| 5 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 6 | He looked around for an implement to use and although his eyes were by now accustomed to the gloom he could see nothing suitable . |
| 7 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 8 | He looked about for a thing to waft with , saw nothing satisfactory , scowled and said , ‘ I suppose I 'll have to find a fan of some sort . ’ |