Example sentences of "[v-ing] round for [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare jumped up wildly , looking round for a way to escape . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , looking round for the waitress to give us more coffee , ‘ I still hate vomit . |
| 3 | ‘ How about Communists in government ? ’ suggested a friend to Senator Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin , who was looking round for an issue to help get him re-elected . |
| 4 | It was a party of stretcher-bearers , passing round for a final ascertaining that only the dead remained . |
| 5 | I 've been wandering round for an hour swearing at everbody and everything . |