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Musiker gesucht! ☊
Tìm nhạc công! ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1105)
She picked me a bunch of flowers. ☊ bunch ☊
The answer to the problem must be sought elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
I've looked everywhere. ☊ everywhere ☊
She went through the company's accounts, looking for evidence of fraud. ☊ go through sth ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
I can't find my book—I've looked everywhere. ☊ look ☊
look for sb/sth: Where have you been? We've been looking for you. ☊ look ☊
I've had a good look for it, but I can't find it. ☊ look ☊
She picked the best cake for herself. ☊ pick ☊
He picked his words carefully. ☊ pick ☊
She looked all round the room. ☊ round ☊
I've searched high and low for those files. ☊ search ☊
search sb for sth: The youths were arrested and searched for anything that would incriminate them. ☊ search ☊
The committee has been searching for new ways to tackle youth unemployment. ☊ search ☊
We searched everywhere but we still couldn't find it. ☊ still ☊
strike sb/sth: The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera. ☊ strike ☊
The house was said to be haunted. ☊ to ☊
The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
By the way, I found that book you were looking for. ☊ by the way ☊