Example sentences of "[vb past] around for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 2 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 4 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 5 | Not surprisingly , everyone looked around for a similar opportunity . |
| 6 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 7 | Charles looked around for a suitable candidate and nudged , no doubt , by a couple of doting grandmothers , found Lady Diana Spencer . |
| 8 | He felt much the same sensation now as he searched around for a fresh foothold . |