Example sentences of "around for [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so you find yourself forced , not merely to note the diversity of belief and the strength of individual confidence , and to be a bit sceptical , but to search around for principles of adjudication , for ways of trying to sort out what beliefs are reasonable and acceptable , and what not . |
| 2 | Former full-time housewives should search around for evidence of skills other than domestic ones . |
| 3 | ‘ I would prefer to be of help to you and Nader , ’ she explained , ‘ rather than wait around for news of Philippe that may never come . ’ |
| 4 | they and er they 've been around for centuries of course but er erm there 's all sorts of myths about them some of which are half-truths and some which un-truths . |
| 5 | At independence , the new governments had looked around for ways of publicizing their activities and seized upon the means to do so . |
| 6 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |