"search" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- They made a perfunctory search, it is true, of crewmen and quarters, but a low number gold badge was still a magic talisman.
- The guard greeted him warmly and performed a perfunctory search of the Mercedes.
- And no one was able to get a very detailed description from him, so only the most perfunctory search was made.
- Private corporate vessels would certainly undergo only perfunctory searches.
- With the guard's assistance, they made a perfunctory search of the museum's gardens, then ordered him to disconnnect the gallery alarm system.
- Although she had already done a perfunctory search of the attic, she started a more complete one now.
- For minor figures, associated with a particular area or monastery only, the choice is sometimes made after a perfunctory search and often motivated by political considerations.
- It was no perfunctory search; I have had medical exami- nations that were less thorough.
- To my surprise, the guard let me in after a perfunctory search of car and purse.
- They put the sniffer over it but only did a perfunctory search.
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