Example sentences of "and [verb] around for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We actually got the rigging up and sailed around for a while in twos — I was with my brother and I thought we managed quite well . |
| 2 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 3 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 ! ! ) |
| 5 | So I got off and walked around for an hour or so , unseeing , my mind a total blank . |
| 6 | She unstrapped the harness , and glanced around for a spot to hide the acres of silk canopy . |
| 7 | Ruth surveyed the freshly-turned earth and looked around for a flower she could place on the grave , but it was the last day of December and there was nothing in bloom . |
| 8 | Kenne gulped , and looked around for a way out . |
| 9 | Let your child suck water up the straw , blow it out and play around for a while . |
| 10 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 11 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 12 | Skinner , who ticked me off yesterday for suggesting his vote had fallen , is off after 14 years , leaving my colleagues on the Sun distraught and casting around for a new NEC contact . |
| 13 | Crossly , he came out of the bushes and searched around for a dock leaf . |
| 14 | He retraced his footsteps and stayed around for a while , but it was too cold to linger long . |