Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] right word " in BNC.

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1 Looking for the right word !
2 She paused for a moment looking for the right words .
3 She was stumbling for the right words .
4 ‘ I mean , ’ Corbett began slowly , ‘ the House of Comyn and that of Bruce must , er — , ’ the English clerk paused , searching for the right words .
5 Emily paused , angrily searching for the right words .
6 She could see that he was searching for the right words , the very thing that would describe what he had felt , what he had experienced at that moment .
7 Fenella and Caspar both knelt down , taking a gentle hold of the Tree Spirits ' maimed branches , searching for the right words to convey their gratitude .
8 ‘ No , ’ she frowned , searching for the right words .
9 He paused , as if searching for the right words .
10 Lucy remained silent , searching for the right words to soften Bertha 's attitude .
11 She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time .
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