Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finding himself with nine months to kill between school and university he cast round for a job . |
| 2 | Smiling awkwardly , he cast around for a topic of conversation that was n't personal and had difficulty in finding one . |
| 3 | Blanche 's question woke Dexter from his reverie and he cast around for a photograph of Nicola in the room . |
| 4 | He cast around for a chair , shoved some papers aside with a foot and perched on the edge of an armchair . |
| 5 | He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties . |
| 6 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 7 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 8 | He turned up for a remand hearing at Redbridge court covered in baby oil to make it difficult for warders to grab hold of him . |
| 9 | He bumbled around for a bit , trying to coil up the string and push the wood into tidy heaps . |
| 10 | Logie and Dujon were steering the game their way when Dujon was bowled as he stepped back for a cover drive , and that was the turning point . |
| 11 | He glanced up for a moment towards the senator and Jacques Devraux . |
| 12 | PUPILS at a Middlesbrough school welcomed the Bishop of Whitby into their classrooms when he called in for a day 's visit . |
| 13 | He reached over for a whip in its cup . |
| 14 | After eight years practising and perfecting he sent off for a plan and made his own Appalachian dulcimer — and it was better than the one he was given . |
| 15 | but when he stumped up for a brandy and soda |
| 16 | He was drunk , the window was open , he leant out for a breath of air , he fell : that was the general opinion . ’ |
| 17 | Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute . |
| 18 | His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air . |
| 19 | Instead of going to the bar , he went out for a walk down the road . |
| 20 | He was too restless to sleep any more so he went out for a walk . |
| 21 | She was spending the night with him before he went off for a walking weekend in Derbyshire . |
| 22 | He went back for a plate of sandwiches and Melissa was surprised to find that she was hungry . |
| 23 | He carried the curved steel tray over to the cage and set it down just out of reach , leaving it in view as he went back for a chair . |
| 24 | He looked round for a stick or prop which he could use to dislodge Yussuf . |
| 25 | He looked round for a weapon to fight with , but Fagin already had a heavy metal pot in his hand . |
| 26 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 27 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 28 | He looked about for a thing to waft with , saw nothing satisfactory , scowled and said , ‘ I suppose I 'll have to find a fan of some sort . ’ |
| 29 | He searched around for a way of explaining it . |