Example sentences of "look around for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking around for a possible light , we noticed an elderly couple smoking at a nearby tables . |
| 2 | This year the charity to benefit will be the Newborn Appeal , although the organising Speke 10k Committee are still looking around for a main sponsor for the event . |
| 3 | ‘ When we were looking around for a royal to open the centre , we were promised as soon as someone was available for a royal visit , we would get one , ’ said Peter Carberry , chairman of Darlington Mind . |
| 4 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 5 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 6 | Not surprisingly , everyone looked around for a similar opportunity . |
| 7 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 8 | Charles looked around for a suitable candidate and nudged , no doubt , by a couple of doting grandmothers , found Lady Diana Spencer . |