look around for something

He looked around for the key and then finally gave up.

"I thought I'd have a week at home now and start looking around for something."

Or, they want to sit back and look around for six months to a year before doing something.

I followed him into his room and looked around for the first time.

I stood up and looked around for the local phone book.

He looked around for the rest of the car but saw nothing.

He looked around for something to do, to get away.

She looked around for a phone and didn't see one.

Over the summer, they began to look around for yet another site to start.

He was just kind of looking around for a while.