Thoresby rose, poked the fire for a moment, returned to his seat.

The girl who answered was new and didn't recognize the name, but she poked around the personnel files for him.

He poked around for some way of "adjusting" opening day still farther into the future, but found none.

He started poking about for something useful to do, but everything seemed to be in hand.

Eager children poked their way past the adults for a better look.

I'm going to be poking around in Lexington for a bit.

He poked around for another hour or two, trying to decide just how to leave.

The boys poked around for a while, without any luck.

"The cellular industry is a good area to be poking around for value."

She lost her appetite, poked at the cooling remains of breakfast for a moment, then gave up.