Example sentences of "looked around [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenne gulped , and looked around for a way out . |
| 2 | Ruth surveyed the freshly-turned earth and looked around for a flower she could place on the grave , but it was the last day of December and there was nothing in bloom . |
| 3 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 4 | In this climate , shrewd and sensitive individuals with an instinct for self-preservation looked around for a partner and pair-bonded . |
| 5 | She looked around for a tool , and found a soldier 's dropped bayonet . |
| 6 | Not long afterwards , watching , he saw them appear on the roof They looked around for a moment and then went down . |
| 7 | I looked around for a cup . |
| 8 | He looked around for an implement to use and although his eyes were by now accustomed to the gloom he could see nothing suitable . |
| 9 | Marx looked around for an ashtray , found one , and deliberately ground out his cigar-end . |
| 10 | I am safe here , he thought : and the thought was so rare , so violent in its unexpectedness , that he looked around like a villain in a melodrama to see if anyone had overheard this God-tempting thought . |