Example sentences of "he [vb past] around for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blanche 's question woke Dexter from his reverie and he cast around for a photograph of Nicola in the room . |
| 2 | He cast around for a chair , shoved some papers aside with a foot and perched on the edge of an armchair . |
| 3 | Smiling awkwardly , he cast around for a topic of conversation that was n't personal and had difficulty in finding one . |
| 4 | He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties . |
| 5 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 6 | He bumbled around for a bit , trying to coil up the string and push the wood into tidy heaps . |
| 7 | He felt around for the bedside table and the box of matches . |
| 8 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 9 | He looked around for the stables , but could see none . |
| 10 | He looked around for an implement to use and although his eyes were by now accustomed to the gloom he could see nothing suitable . |
| 11 | He searched around for a way of explaining it . |
| 12 | He felt much the same sensation now as he searched around for a fresh foothold . |