Example sentences of "look around for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willie had looked around for the twins and George , but they were nowhere to be seen . |
| 2 | Could she really have been reading that ? he wondered , looking around for the novel stuffed behind a cushion . |
| 3 | For many people it is a matter of looking around for the car they want and then frantically trying to arrange the finance , whilst the ‘ offer ’ still holds . |
| 4 | Wants to look around for the wallet while I 'm not here , thought Joe . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , if you got too close to him you were tempted to look around for the source of the odour — perhaps there was an overdressed salad in the vicinity ? |
| 6 | A composer is haunted by certain themes , subjects or moods , and he must look around for the stories or dramatic vehicles he needs to bring these themes to life as musical theatre . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 ! ! ) |
| 8 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 9 | They looked around for the Indians who 'd helped them set up but they were n't there . |
| 10 | I looked around for the changes that Leithen had mentioned . |
| 11 | He looked around for the stables , but could see none . |