Example sentences of "hankered after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hankered after a lost Golden Age . |
| 2 | ‘ But Paula , like most brides , always hankered after a traditional white wedding . |
| 3 | One or two operators immediately saw the attractions , but others still hankered after the old world . |
| 4 | He hankered after the cheapness of Isobel and Fran . |
| 5 | Part of him hankered after the poetic Victorian times when women died in childbirth at twenty leaving their partner free to get another young girl . |
| 6 | They even hankered after the old life in Egypt ( suitably glamorized , Numbers 11:5 ) . |
| 7 | Sometimes she hankered after the luxury of doubt ; often she envied Mark the buoyancy of his newfound faith . |
| 8 | Some of them hankered after the company of women , had wives in all but name , and found pleasure in fashionable clothing , drink , revelry and hunting . |