Example sentences of "[vb past] around for a " 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 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 5 | Then I wandered around for a while , casting wistful glances at my tables . |
| 6 | I wandered around for a while , in a bit of a daze , and then strolled back here . |
| 7 | Having escaped from their field , two goats wandered around for a while until they found themselves in a rubbish dump . |
| 8 | He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties . |
| 9 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 10 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 11 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 12 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She unstrapped the harness , and glanced around for a spot to hide the acres of silk canopy . |
| 15 | He bumbled around for a bit , trying to coil up the string and push the wood into tidy heaps . |
| 16 | While Lisabeth was mainlining Cadbury 's Bournville I rummaged around for a sports bag ( one that advertised Marlboro fags , naturally ) and began to pack a spare everything . |
| 17 | Stewart stayed with him for about an hour and a half and Lamb hung around for a while , but Smith was his main ally and , as the day ebbed away , it seemed as though only the new ball stood between England and a draw . |
| 18 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
| 19 | She hung around for a while , looking aimlessly into the shop windows , wondering if she should go and have a coffee in the Franz Joseph , just in case he was there . |
| 20 | She fiddled around for a while , and cursed and muttered before she managed to get one detached . |
| 21 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 22 | Alice loitered around for a while , and no one came in or out , and she could not see Comrade Andrew through the downstairs windows , for the curtains were drawn . |
| 23 | I felt around for a switch and threw it down to reveal a stone staircase with iron handrail . |
| 24 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 25 | Charles looked around for a suitable candidate and nudged , no doubt , by a couple of doting grandmothers , found Lady Diana Spencer . |
| 26 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 27 | Not surprisingly , everyone looked around for a similar opportunity . |
| 28 | In this climate , shrewd and sensitive individuals with an instinct for self-preservation looked around for a partner and pair-bonded . |
| 29 | He looked around for a cab . |
| 30 | 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 . |