Example sentences of "[vb base] around for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 2 | Shop around for the system which will best suit the practice concerned rather than accept the most readily available ( such as the packages which the computer salesman will be keen to sell with the machine ) . |
| 3 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 4 | MARKETING MOVES aside , the fact that Radiohead have barred themselves from the 3,000-sales-and-you're-a-star indie party by signing to EMI means that , as stunning as ‘ Creep ’ sounds , it 'll probably chart at about Number 74 , hang around for a couple of weeks and fall back out again without so much as a whimper . |
| 5 | ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! ) |
| 6 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 7 | We sit around for a bit , chatting . |
| 8 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 9 | They play around for a bit , and he goes to bed about half past six , and the little girl between seven and half past — and then I can sit down ! |
| 10 | Let your child suck water up the straw , blow it out and play around for a while . |
| 11 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 12 | " I mean , what are my chances , if I stick around for a couple more months ? " |