Example sentences of "was search for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was searching for a complete lyricist who could add flavour to songs he was intending to be covered by bigger artists . |
| 2 | He told me how , at one point in his life , presumably in the 1930s , that he was searching for a new purpose and direction in his life ; one offering greater personal fulfilment . |
| 3 | He confesses that at the age of 40 he had reached ‘ the proverbial midlife crisis ’ and was searching for a different way of life . |
| 4 | He started looking into corners for the bugging device , though he said he was searching for a stray cigarette , left over from the days when he smoked . |
| 5 | He was searching for the right doctor — he meant a doctor for his soul — and kept falling into the hands of quacks . |
| 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 | He had 10 wickets under his belt , was searching for an 11th , and at 264 for 9 , New Zealand captain Martin Crowe knew if either he or last man Chris Pringle fell , the Test was lost ; but if they could gather four runs , the match would be saved , for even if they were out immediately afterwards there would be no time for England to begin a run-chase of any kind before the scheduled close of play at 5.30 . |