Sentence examples for probing him for from inspiring English sources

This time last year, I walked around the V&A's Constable exhibition with Frank Auerbach, listening to his thoughts on the master of English pastoral, while probing him for insights into his own methods.

"I don't know, I think I'd rather stay off that," he says politely when I probe him for juicy details. "I never speak about the artists.

My cover prevented me from asking direct questions, but I used Mélodie's "fascination" with the cause to probe him for details.

A sphere supported by a metal armature is suspended directly in front of him, probing for weaknesses as the inquisitors interrogate him.

He tested everyone who came into contact with him, probing for weaknesses and flaws, warming to strengths.

But claustrophobia was the order of the day, neither side daring to give an inch, both sides probing for weaknesses - probing for weaknesses and crashing headlong into each other - in rugby at this level the two can be synonymous.

The old spy in him still seeks to size people up, probing for strengths and vulnerabilities.

Conservatives are gunning for him now because he helped unearth alleged massive corruption in the financing of the opposition Popular party, but many in the Socialist party haven't forgiven him for probing government support for an anti-ETA death squad in the 1980s.

Tapping it around, probing for an opening.

Afghan, Saudi and Pakistani officials should keep probing for interlocutors.

Political opponents are probing for something more damning.