Example sentences of "he searched for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gedge 's studies came to an end and it was at this point that he realised his obsessive interest in music could not be satisfied by part-time activity while he searched for a ‘ proper ’ job . |
| 2 | To confirm that it was due to free radical production he searched for a less complicated generator of oxygen radicals . |
| 3 | He searched for a resting place for them and they lashed in a helplessness before finding a firm ledge out in the grey darkness beyond his vision . |
| 4 | He searched for a formula with which to answer , his knowledge of Artai 's character combining with his just-formed suspicion to produce a chill of disquiet . |
| 5 | You must learn to have a little more confidence in your … ’ he hesitated , his firmly-moulded lips slightly parted as he searched for a word ‘ … desirability . ’ |
| 6 | Fussily he searched for a safe place , finally leaning the contraption against the wall behind his chair before sitting down . |
| 7 | In a series of books from the 1960s he searched for a theory of world society . |
| 8 | In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . |
| 9 | The horse galloped madly round the pen , head turned to the outside as he searched for an opening . |
| 10 | Corbett told his companions to wait while he searched for the purveyor , Alexander . |
| 11 | He looked very — ’ he searched for the word , ‘ I think , furtive . |
| 12 | My mother 's house up in the hills is so , ’ he searched for the word , ‘ away … ’ |
| 13 | He searched for the word he wanted then said , with a grin , ‘ Too posh ! ’ |
| 14 | As he searched for the joys of his boyhood , grumpy old George Bowling sensed deterioration all around him : in the news headlines , in threats of imminent violence and destruction , and in the disfigurements of ‘ Americanisation ’ . |
| 15 | He stopped and Carrie saw his mouth tremble while he searched for the right words to say how mean and horrible Mr Evans was . |
| 16 | The cello concerto swelling through the house , the briny tang of the scallops in their marinade , doors opening and closing as he searched for the missing due . |
| 17 | ‘ At least , one is angry ; the other is inclined to be more … ’ he searched for the word , ‘ philosophical about it — like his father . ’ |
| 18 | He searched for the handle but found a light switch . |
| 19 | He searched for the price label . |