I know what “look about” means but in this sentence, I failed to figure them out












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"she looked about her expecting the owner would not be far off; but she could see nobody."



Look about means to look around to find someone, so in this sentence, I think it should be "looked about the owner" instead "looked about her" because she was trying to find the owner.
Am I right?



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    "she looked about her expecting the owner would not be far off; but she could see nobody."



    Look about means to look around to find someone, so in this sentence, I think it should be "looked about the owner" instead "looked about her" because she was trying to find the owner.
    Am I right?



    Thanks in advance










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      "she looked about her expecting the owner would not be far off; but she could see nobody."



      Look about means to look around to find someone, so in this sentence, I think it should be "looked about the owner" instead "looked about her" because she was trying to find the owner.
      Am I right?



      Thanks in advance










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      "she looked about her expecting the owner would not be far off; but she could see nobody."



      Look about means to look around to find someone, so in this sentence, I think it should be "looked about the owner" instead "looked about her" because she was trying to find the owner.
      Am I right?



      Thanks in advance







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