Sophie was not consciously seeking a replacement after her father died.

索菲在父亲去世后没有刻意地找一个代替的人。

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They had come to town seeking treatment for Mr Bhosle's father, who lost an eye in the attack, and to report the incident to the police.

他们来镇上是要给给波斯勒的父亲看病，他眼睛被打坏了；还要把这件事告诉警察。

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In a further sign of anger at India's elite, a senior politician seeking to attend the funeral of a commander killed in the fighting was refused permission by the commander's father.

印度突击队愤怒的另一个表现是，一位高级政客想参加一位在战斗中牺牲的指挥官的葬礼，却被这位指挥官的父亲拒绝。

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he viewed a large part of our-- of the idea of finding a singular, all-powerful god as seeking out a father figure that some of us never had during development.

他认为大部分人,想要寻求一位全知全能的神,其实质是在寻找在发展阶段,所缺失的父亲形象的替代品。

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Mr O'Brien said he would have done but he had no idea his father had been seeking investment advice.

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She is seeking court permission to marry the father of her child, 29-year-old Suraphan Chamlongkul of the band Two.

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They had come to town seeking treatment for Mr Bhosle's father, who lost an eye in the attack, and to report the incident to the police.

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