Example sentences of "searching for the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much effort has been invested in searching for the most suitable counselling model . |
| 2 | Particularly in the manufacturing sector we have found organisations searching for the most satisfactory form of distinguishing temporary from regular staff . |
| 3 | ‘ Guy is not a yuppie , ’ Charles remonstrated , in the voice he reserved for humouring his little sister when she was being most irritating , ‘ He just happens to be a very successful … ’ her brother hesitated a fraction as if searching for the most appropriate description ‘ … entrepreneur . ’ |
| 4 | James Hadley , writing his will in 1532 , remembered the church as one of Somerset 's ‘ holy places ’ , and by the late eighteenth century it had become the frequent destination of topographical writers who came searching for the romantically sublime . |
| 5 | The long yellow stamens of their red flowers spit out into the hot air , searching for the least drop of moisture . |