Example sentences of "[pers pn] sought out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 2 | On the day after my arrival at Bletchley , I heard a Scottish voice and , being a little homesick , I sought out the owner . |
| 3 | She sought out the darkest room and even then closed the shutters , though it was only early morning , and lay on her bed without energy even to feed her son . |
| 4 | When we arrived we sought out the ‘ dug out ’ . |
| 5 | They sought out the most profitable lines produced in the most efficient of their plants operating with the cheapest labour available . |
| 6 | Commission officials say that they sought out the most talented people in each field , regardless of gender or race . |
| 7 | Deprived of royal favour , and hounded from Radnorshire politics by his great rivals the Harleys , he sought out a new patron , Thomas Grey , second Earl of Stamford [ q.v. ] , a new parliamentary seat ( first for Breconshire and then as Stamford 's nominee for Bere Alston ) , and a new reputation as an energetic House of Commons man . |
| 8 | With his poker and torch he sought out the noise . |
| 9 | Although he was horribly conscious of his filthy boots , he sought out the supervisor of the office cleaning company by which Mrs. Millings was employed , and explained that she was late only because she had been helping the police to investigate a river tragedy " like a good citizen " . |