Example sentences of "[pers pn] look around [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 2 | I looked around for a cup . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 5 | She looked around for a tool , and found a soldier 's dropped bayonet . |
| 6 | She looked around with a bright smile , which turned to surprise and a hint of dismay . |
| 7 | Not long afterwards , watching , he saw them appear on the roof They looked around for a moment and then went down . |
| 8 | He looks around for a moment , pleased as punch , then realizes that his fellow group members have all heard it a dozen times before . |
| 9 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 10 | He looked around at a sudden grinding noise , and a voice like a carving knife cutting through silk said , ‘ This is very undignified . ’ |
| 11 | I am safe here , he thought : and the thought was so rare , so violent in its unexpectedness , that he looked around like a villain in a melodrama to see if anyone had overheard this God-tempting thought . |