Both parents looked desperately around the room, then their eyes met.

"These days people are desperately looking for reasons not to buy works of art."

"We were desperately looking for ways to bring down rates."

She looked desperately behind her, searching for some way out.

Henry looked desperately around him for something to beat the door open.

Maria looked desperately from one of them to the other.

"We are always looking desperately for new space to build a school," she said.

Then she looked desperately at the floor beside her feet.

Believe me, I've spent over a year with a man desperately looking for answers.

In an instant he was on his feet, and looking desperately around him.