Example sentences of "she searched for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She searched for a word … ‘ security ’ — and settled on it gratefully like a butterfly landing on the only flower left in a field . |
| 2 | She searched for a new subject of conversation . |
| 3 | The old woman stared at him and her eyes were bright and piercing and the silver thimble had fallen to the lap of her dress , and her fists were clenched now as if she searched for a memory , and her husband watched her anxiously as if he witnessed that she was at war within herself . |
| 4 | Jane clutched her beige cardigan tightly in one hand while she searched for a tissue in her handbag with the other . |
| 5 | Having scrubbed the train 's grime from her face and hands , she searched for a comb to deal with her hair . |
| 6 | She searched for a suitable answer to Cyril 's question , but could not find one . |
| 7 | She searched for a phrase . |
| 8 | " Aunt Bella and Grandmother would put a brave face on it , but my mother would be … " she searched for a suitable word , " wounded . |