Example sentences of "looked [adv prt] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the language they aggrandised their past , they made their history legend , they cherished themselves — as minorities always have done : the Jews , the American blacks , the Basques , the Sikhs — and looked out for Redeemers , Messiahs or , in the case of the Welsh , Heroes . |
| 2 | We rode a little , walked , talked , played cards in the evening and I looked out for Poppy . |
| 3 | They looked out for Barbara Coleman on the way , but there were taxis about and no one doubted she would have called one . |
| 4 | In obvious good humour , she was commiserated with , patted on the back , thanked by the little girl 's father , offered half the prize money , which she refused , and looked around for Feargal . |
| 5 | She looked around for Celeste , but in vain . |
| 6 | He looked around for Reni 's wife — the mother of Neferukhebit wondering if she was the source of the girl 's character . |
| 7 | I looked around for Kalchu and eventually found him on the far side of the fire talking to a group of men , some of whom I recognized as being from Chaura and from Chhuma . |
| 8 | She took several long mouthfuls of the drink , then looked around for Faye , wanting to make sure this party was n't too taxing for her patient . |
| 9 | Paul went upstairs to change his coat , and Nathan looked about for Mrs Gracie to ask if he might go to visit Dinah . |
| 10 | You see when Jane Pargeter told me , I suddenly looked round for Nicola at the party . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it did n't provide a job for you , ’ he said , relieved , and looked round for Amanda , who had used the surface tension of the moment to walk away . |
| 12 | He looked round for Catherine and found she had vanished . |
| 13 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 14 | Kenneth glanced at him , then looked round for Lachlan Watt ; he was sitting on a distant chair , a plate of food balanced on his knees , talking to Shona Watt , his sister-in-law . |
| 15 | Pipkin , who looked round for Hazel and then came over to wait beside him . |
| 16 | He looked round for Huw Pritchard , but could n't find him . |
| 17 | She looked round for Hotspur , but he was not there . |
| 18 | She looked round for Leo , but he was nowhere to be seen . |