Example sentences of "[pron] looked [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked around for Kalchu and eventually found him on the far side of the fire talking to a group of men , some of whom I recognized as being from Chaura and from Chhuma . |
| 2 | We rode a little , walked , talked , played cards in the evening and I looked out for Poppy . |
| 3 | She looked round for approbation at this feat of memory but there was none . |
| 4 | She looked round for support . |
| 5 | She looked round for Hotspur , but he was not there . |
| 6 | She looked round for Leo , but he was nowhere to be seen . |
| 7 | She looked around for Celeste , but in vain . |
| 8 | She looked around for Rosa ; and sighed when Sabina indicated , with a jerk of her head , that she was in her room , and fuming . |
| 9 | Pipkin , who looked round for Hazel and then came over to wait beside him . |
| 10 | They looked out for Barbara Coleman on the way , but there were taxis about and no one doubted she would have called one . |
| 11 | He looked round for Catherine and found she had vanished . |
| 12 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 13 | He looked round for inspiration . |
| 14 | He looked round for Huw Pritchard , but could n't find him . |
| 15 | He looked around for support , and then gestured . |
| 16 | He looked around for support and everybody nodded , but the messenger became doubtful . |
| 17 | He looked around for Reni 's wife — the mother of Neferukhebit wondering if she was the source of the girl 's character . |