Example sentences of "[vb base] around for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 2 | The more the Major Government is seen to be drifting and accident prone , the more people scan around for a strong helmsman . |
| 3 | Shop around for a reasonable estimate , or hire a van and the services of some friends and do it yourself , it is much cheaper , and worth while if you are only moving a short distance . |
| 4 | Shop around for a recommended one , or ask the training or personnel department for advice . |
| 5 | A full service history is essential and mechanical repair can be expensive , so shop around for the top examples . |
| 6 | Shop around for the best possible deals and the best service . |
| 7 | Shop around for the system which will best suit the practice concerned rather than accept the most readily available ( such as the packages which the computer salesman will be keen to sell with the machine ) . |
| 8 | So if you are foaming over the price of a pint , shop around for the special offers . |
| 9 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 10 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 11 | MARKETING MOVES aside , the fact that Radiohead have barred themselves from the 3,000-sales-and-you're-a-star indie party by signing to EMI means that , as stunning as ‘ Creep ’ sounds , it 'll probably chart at about Number 74 , hang around for a couple of weeks and fall back out again without so much as a whimper . |
| 12 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 13 | Most popular are precast concrete paviours and slabs , but look around for the more interesting surface textures and designs . |
| 14 | ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! ) |
| 15 | A burst of frequency between 10 and 10 4 Hz is expected with a duration of several cycles and an energy release of between and in gravitational waves from a star core of mass M. The mass M is expected to be similar to that of the pulsars , which average around for the few cases where measurements have been made . |
| 16 | We sit around for a bit , chatting . |
| 17 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 18 | You thrash around for a few minutes , trying not to breathe , but you have to inhale sometimes . ’ |
| 19 | They play around for a bit , and he goes to bed about half past six , and the little girl between seven and half past — and then I can sit down ! |
| 20 | Let your child suck water up the straw , blow it out and play around for a while . |
| 21 | He grew it , merged it with an American company , then a few years later , having developed a multimillion pound empire , cast around for a new challenge . |
| 22 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 23 | Instead , as officials realised that the failure of agriculture , the failure to industrialise and the continuing Ostflucht were combining to produce a massive crisis in the east , they cast around for an external enemy on whom to project the cause of their misfortune . |
| 24 | When , in 1916 , pacifist thinkers cast around for an alternative power which claimed to represent the universal interests of mankind , their eyes turned to the United States . |
| 25 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 26 | Ellwood said , ‘ So just stick around for a little longer , yeah ? |
| 27 | " I mean , what are my chances , if I stick around for a couple more months ? " |