I looked about me, taking stock of my surroundings.

She sat up, taking brief stock of her surroundings and studying him for what seemed a long time.

He passed through the front door taking stock of his surroundings.

He began, without peeking, to take stock of his surroundings.

Then he paused to take stock of himself and his surroundings.

For the first time he took stock of the arch's surroundings.

In a few minutes, the pain did ease a little: enough to let me take stock of my surroundings.

The first step, he knew, was to take better stock of his surroundings.

Then looking idly about, he took stock of his surroundings.

He took stock of their surroundings, ready to take on Q's latest game.