go in quest of
Example Sentences
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But though elephant hunting had to be declined, John was never loth to go in quest of smaller game when the larder required it.
From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert
Why should he not go in quest of those friends?
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
Forgive me, I must go in quest of him.
From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
We did not always go in quest of the wide-ranging stag.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
Their instructions were to fight, if fight they must, to avoid fighting wherever possible, and in no case to go in quest of adventure.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
