Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [art] nearest " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been someone else 's funeral George would have been looking out for the nearest pub . |
| 2 | Quickly introducing herself to the sister-in-charge , she looked around for the nearest unattended patient . |
| 3 | It slithered on to the road , looked round for the nearest tuft of grass and made straight for it , pulling Mr Bean after it . |
| 4 | I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe . |
| 5 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |