Example sentences of "and look [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sticks the cigarette in her mouth and looks around for matches . |
| 2 | They have no chance to notice or see anything erm and make them observant and looking out for things . |
| 3 | Switch to vegetable , nut and seed oils in cooking , like sunflower , olive or corn oil , and look out for low-fat and fat-free dairy products and other foods . |
| 4 | Look at the gutters and downpipes for damp patches , and look out for water marks and white salts . |
| 5 | And look out for Tesco 's delectable Chocolate and Toffee Assortment which includes Orange Creme , Coconut Dessert , Chocolate Caramel and Macaroon . |
| 6 | If quick decisions are needed , say during the sales , then at least work out the approximate size of the spaces you have in mind and look out for pieces of furniture that will best fit into them . |
| 7 | It is usual for frustrated youth to protest that ‘ it 's not fair ’ and to look around for bogymen to blame . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | He put a neck-lock on the youth he was holding and looked around for help . |
| 10 | In obvious good humour , she was commiserated with , patted on the back , thanked by the little girl 's father , offered half the prize money , which she refused , and looked around for Feargal . |
| 11 | He screwed up the note into small pieces and looked around for others . |
| 12 | He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . |
| 13 | In the language they aggrandised their past , they made their history legend , they cherished themselves — as minorities always have done : the Jews , the American blacks , the Basques , the Sikhs — and looked out for Redeemers , Messiahs or , in the case of the Welsh , Heroes . |
| 14 | It was far too big for one , but it was regularly cleaned by the leaseholders of the building , who maintained all services and looked out for security . |
| 15 | He accepted his country 's crusading role in South Vietnam , and looked only for ways of bringing about " victory " . |