Example sentences of "[verb] around for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So , I started looking around for another job and heard that Mike Martinez , the agent , was looking for someone to do some secretarial work and some negotiating , and that he preferred English girls for such work . |
| 2 | As so often on this tour , Rubin Smith and Lamb were the main architects , both playing aggressively after David Smith , flown out to replace the injured Gooch , had hung around for some time to get accustomed to the conditions only to get a bruised thumb in the process . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's what I hang around for all day , ’ said the poet , ‘ when your mother is doing something useful . ’ |
| 4 | If you look around for some field that has yet to be used in a crime story and then insist on using it when it has not filled you with enthusiasm , your book will be leaden . |
| 5 | On short finals full flap is lowered , the speed is brought back to 75 kts and the propeller levers are moved into fully fine in case there is a need to go around for any reason . |
| 6 | He looked around for some measure of comparison . |
| 7 | So , being a nosey bugger , which I am , I went into David 's room and looked around for some evidence of what actually might have happened that weekend because I was completely stunned . |
| 8 | Meryl could sense the woman 's agitation and anger , and cast around for some diversion . |
| 9 | He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus . |
| 10 | McLaren then began shopping around for another label , pointedly ignoring Virgin . |
| 11 | It would be wise to start rallying around for some back up ! |