chercher

Après avoir trouvé un hôtel, nous cherchâmes où dîner mais ce fut inutile.
After finding a hotel, we looked for a place to have dinner but it was impossible.
Nous cherchâmes en vain, et nous n’en pûmes découvrir de ce genre en France.
We searched for it in vain, we could not find one in France.
Nous cherchâmes à nous protéger contre le froid au moyen de notre traîneau, de nos chiens et de nos couvertures.
We sought to protect ourselves from the cold using our sledge, our dogs and our blankets.
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