1. He had been scouring the papers for weeks, looking for a job.

2. The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners.

3. Ada was scouring out the pans.

4. The police are scouring the countryside for the missing child.

5. Mainland newspaper reporters have been scouring the island.

6. We're scouring the country for some one.

7. Carey was scouring the countryside for provisions.

8. No doubt Eliza spent hours scouring the beds and walkways for native plants to incorporate in her bird drawings.

9. I eventually had to place a book order after scouring the shelves of shops and libraries.

10. He peered out through the windscreen and side-windows, scouring the surrounding countryside.

11. Then she set to with bleach and scouring pads to render the vases spotless.

12. At Pevensey, reclamation of the adjacent estuary had reduced tidal scouring, which had previously kept the river mouth open.

13. But for a sudden, necessary purchase, it is worth scouring the charity shops at any season.

14. Test running, and making final adjustments to the newly installed hank scouring machine is Duncan Dawson.

15. Bill Clinton is scouring lists of eligible Republicans to take over key administration posts that have been held by Democrats.

16. That means either scouring the nation for a candidate of lesser renown, or hiring from within.

17. Developers are scouring the country for possible sites for these new superstores.

18. Matchless, they spent the season to good effect, scouring the reserve benches of Swansons Sweet Pickle Albion and their ilk.

18. try its best to collect and create good sentences.

19. A team of detectives is scouring the area for the murder weapon.

20. So in 1990, it began scouring the city for a suitable new location.

21. I have definitely no intention of cursing people in my blog. But I can make an exception for those scourings who have mental distortion and hatred for peace under the sky.

22. For the purposes of heading 38.25, "sewage sludge" means sludge arising from urban effluent treatment plant and includes pretreatment waste, scourings and unstabilised sludge.