Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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31 When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests .
32 She searched around for further words to express her grief , but could find none , and kept repeating herself .
33 However , long before these disastrous developments , Vermuyden was wiping the mud of Hatfield off his boots and casting around for greener pastures .
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