Example sentences of "about for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos he , he 's , he 's only stood about for first hour anyway . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Both the NRC and the SPG and its equivalents had been known about for some time . |
| 4 | He recalls the efforts he made to acquire a p-38 : ‘ A Lightning that I had been pondering about for some time was owned by a chap called Merril Wayne , who ran an airline called Wayne Airlines up in Anchorage , Alaska . |
| 5 | Sources in the US say Data General will this week take the wrapping off the eight-way AViiON multi-processors it has been dropping hints about for some time ( UX No 389 ) . |
| 6 | After staring about for some time , they ran across to a little mound some way away and looked again . |
| 7 | He paced about for some time , looking agitated . |
| 8 | As she was poking about for more loot I glanced back at Granny and saw that the sheet had moved again . |