The phrase 'has been looking around' is correct and usable in written English.
It is most commonly used to describe repeated action that has been happening for an unspecified amount of time. For example: John has been looking around for a new job for the past three months.
But anyone who has been looking around could have noticed much the same trend.
KATHY SLOANE -- the Brown Harris Stevens broker who helped the Clintons find their houses in Chappaqua, N.Y., and Washington -- has been looking around for Mr. Clinton.
"After last September, we have benefited, because the world has been looking around and they've been more concerned," said Mr. Wickremesinghe, speaking by telephone from Washington.
Ever since the high hopes he inspired were, inevitably, dashed, he has been looking around for a new way to frame his arguments, mobilize his supporters, and leave a lasting legacy.
"For the past five years, the market has been stagnant," says Caceres. "Everybody has been looking around and saying, 'Is this what the industry is becoming?
Fearing her departure, Detective Gonzalez has been looking around.
"We had been looking around for a special to do and we wanted a really substantial subject.
"I've been looking around for jobs, and nobody wants to pay anything," said Mr. Noble, who is helping to support his wife, a son and two stepchildren with part-time work at the Bass River Public Works garage and unemployment benefits.
Lebedev is understood to have been looking around for a new editor for the paper for several months, since entering exclusive talks to buy the Independent titles in December.
Following news of a £2.8bn bid approach for engineering group Tomkins from a Canadian consortium, analysts have been looking around to try and find the next target in the sector.
I've been looking around and a lot of people seem to be reporting this," he said.
