Example sentences of "looked [adv prt] for [art] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 " I just looked in for a moment to see how you were getting on together .
2 Blanche looked up for a moment to chew the implications of what she had just read when another alien sound impinged .
3 He looked around for an implement to use and although his eyes were by now accustomed to the gloom he could see nothing suitable .
4 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 . ’
5 He looked round for a weapon to fight with , but Fagin already had a heavy metal pot in his hand .
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