Example sentences of "round for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it did n't provide a job for you , ’ he said , relieved , and looked round for Amanda , who had used the surface tension of the moment to walk away . |
| 2 | ‘ Look … ’ she began in a cool voice , glancing round for Tara , who seemed to have disappeared into the house , ‘ when I used the phrase ‘ playing gooseberry ’ , I was referring to my staying at Hummingbird House . |
| 3 | He looked round for Catherine and found she had vanished . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He found himself looking round for Slater as she put one hand on the mantelpiece and slipped her shoe back on , fastening the strap again . |
| 6 | You see when Jane Pargeter told me , I suddenly looked round for Nicola at the party . |
| 7 | I often invite people round for Sunday morning drinks — a pre-lunch sherry , for instance . |
| 8 | ‘ Where 's that ole thing ? ’ said Tom , looking round for Sammy . |
| 9 | Kenneth glanced at him , then looked round for Lachlan Watt ; he was sitting on a distant chair , a plate of food balanced on his knees , talking to Shona Watt , his sister-in-law . |
| 10 | Gazzer got up hastily , looking round for Marie . |
| 11 | He rose up on tiptoe , looking round for James , Allan , and the rest . |
| 12 | He looked round for Huw Pritchard , but could n't find him . |
| 13 | She looked round for Hotspur , but he was not there . |
| 14 | Pipkin , who looked round for Hazel and then came over to wait beside him . |
| 15 | Wood is also the medium this time round for Judith Shea at Protech . |
| 16 | It was a miserable day all round for Gloucestershire , in fact . |
| 17 | She looked round for Leo , but he was nowhere to be seen . |