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Значения термина ransacking на английском

A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

Использование термина ransacking на английском
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If a burglar was ransacking Bedelia Morse's house, that was his business.
Mine
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War Paint and her companions were ransacking the rest of the house.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
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The ransacking of the house and barn and outbuildings was swiftly accomplished.
Tuck
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She felt hardly equal to the task of ransacking desks and drawers.
The Apartment Next Door
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There is no question of torture or soldiers ransacking the house.
The eyes of a king
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I heard them when they were ransacking my house looking for my journal.
Keeping christmas
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There is also no sign of struggle or ransacking in the motel room.
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
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Why, for example, are Arsenal themselves not ransacking this treasure trove?
The Irish Times
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Imagine - protesters overrunning Moldova's parliament and ransacking its president's office.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
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Why would the professional hitman bother ransacking drawers in the house?
Radio NZ
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In some places men were ransacking abandoned supplies, stealing what they could carry.
Where heaven begins
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Mr. Cuthbert appeared to be ransacking the corners of his brain for words.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 05
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While some of the soldiers were ill-treating her others were ransacking her wardrobes.
The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine / The Eur...
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He moved out into the office and began hurriedly ransacking the desk there.
And the deep blue sea
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She was staring at him vacantly, as though ransacking the depths of memory.
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
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Not to mention the ransacking of the enormous warehouse that is literary tradition.
The Guardian
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