'V for n' - Construction 9

Name: the search for construction
Description: A person tries to find or obtain something.
Verbs: check, dig, divine, dowse, drill, explore, feel, forage, fumble, grope, hunt, listen, look, pan, probe, prospect, be questing, rummage, scan, scavenge, scout, scrabble, scramble, screen, search, shop, trawl, watch, cast around, ferret about, listen out, look out, rummage about, scout around, scrabble around, shop around, watch out
Example: Esmerelda searched for flowers… (BNC)
Membership: target 'for'; action; concrete
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