Example sentences of "casting about " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was here that the dogs came into their own , casting about for any tell-tale scent that would betray the presence of a hidden bomb . |
| 2 | I crawled a foot or two , casting about , trying to part the undergrowth , hoping desperate hopes . |
| 3 | We are casting about , as you might say , hoping to pick up a whiff of a scent . ’ |
| 4 | Casting about for a sighting , she suddenly saw one of the dogs about a quarter of a mile away . |
| 5 | This sent them on their way without having to trouble too much over casting about for tracks . |
| 6 | Occasionally one would disappear in the direction of the High Street , casting about for an interesting sniff , hoping perhaps to discover a fox in the vicinity of the cut-price chemist . |
| 7 | And this gentleman in West Yorkshire would certainly have the blessing of many if he carried out his idea : ‘ Having taken early retirement , I am casting about for some way to supplement my pension . |
| 8 | Barclays Bank in Britain has been casting about for months for a chief executive . |
| 9 | But he admitted finding Minton 's facility suspect and thought ‘ the restlessness with which he is still casting about for fresh novelties of manner suggests a certain instability . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ God in heaven ! ’ said Bob , wide-awake , and casting about for his dressing-gown . |
| 11 | He cleared his throat , casting about for something to say which would indicate that though he was game for anything , he nonetheless knew how to keep his hands to himself . |
| 12 | There are also stressed forms , / / and / / , used when the word is emphasised or used by itself when the speaker is casting about for a substantive . |
| 13 | Casting about , I found only platitude . |
| 14 | Benedict was casting about . |
| 15 | We need to stop casting about fruitlessly for organizational Holy Grails and settle down to the hard work of putting our managerial hierarchies in order . |
| 16 | After casting about in vain for several minutes to pick up their quarry 's lost line , their frustration had abated into impatience and Satan had led the pack off in the direction of the tree-line to the westward . |