| Set in a depressing flat on a south London estate, teenager Luke rummages down the back of a grubby sofa in a fruitless search for something. |
| Thinking of that made her smile in anticipation and she summoned the energy to continue her fruitless search. |
| During its turbulent history, it had known dozens of presidents, but their efforts to rule had been fruitless, invariably with blood flowing. |
| Meanwhile in the woods, Alonzo continued the fruitless search for his beloved Rose. |
| The pair specialise in finding live bodies trapped beneath rubble, but their searches in the ruins were fruitless. |
| A musical career proved fruitless, however, and he joined the merchant navy and later, legend has it, became a pirate. |
