Example sentences of "[vb past] around for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smiling awkwardly , he cast around for a topic of conversation that was n't personal and had difficulty in finding one . |
| 2 | Blanche 's question woke Dexter from his reverie and he cast around for a photograph of Nicola in the room . |
| 3 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 4 | We actually got the rigging up and sailed around for a while in twos — I was with my brother and I thought we managed quite well . |
| 5 | I could n't let this frail old man go In there and maybe get knocked down and savaged , and I looked around for a means of protection . |
| 6 | He searched around for a way of explaining it . |