Sentence examples for had been scoured from inspiring English sources

The main footpaths had been scoured, but they wanted to venture onto the smaller elk trails and into the pockets and crannies of the cliffs.

Al promised to return some day, after the walls had been scoured with an industrial-strength cleanser that was out of stock in most hardware stores near you.

Three quarters of a "hot spot" area within the search zone had been scoured, the deputy prime minister, Warren Truss, told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.

Where there should be an explanation, some glimpsed understanding, there is only this unspeakable void, as if she had been scoured inside.

Another administration official said that the record of the talks had been scoured this week to see if the Chinese had tried to foreshadow the policy paper in such an oblique way that the delegation had missed the signal.

There was a chance that some of these areas would eventually bounce back — many of the clumps of brown marsh grass were already sporting tiny green shoots — and it was possible that the soil that had been scoured away from one area would encourage new growth in another.

Rescuers had been scouring 16,000 square miles of ocean.

He said he had been scouring the country to replenish his stock.

Where is it?" I had been scouring want ads since February.

The police had been scouring the Washington area for a white minivan.

Mr. Wright said they had been scouring the neighborhood for a new space.