Example sentences of "[noun prp] looked [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ruth looked round for a clock , but there was no clock in the room .
2 Paddy looked down for a moment at Joey , who beamed up at him , ‘ We gon na play checkers , Paddy ? ’ he called out suddenly and laughed .
3 If Owen looked round for the cameras , North acted throughout as though he was sure they were there .
4 Blanche looked up for a moment to chew the implications of what she had just read when another alien sound impinged .
5 Marx looked around for an ashtray , found one , and deliberately ground out his cigar-end .
6 Mum drove the car into the huge car park and Stuart looked out for a parking space .
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