on a cherché

On a cherché.

We searched.

On a cherché la météorite et naturellement on n'a rien trouvé.

We looked for the meteorite, and of course we didn’t find anything.

— Stalker (1979)

Après, on a cherché la source et on a eu de la chance, on l'a trouvée.

Then we looked for the source, and luckily, we found it.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Comme il était occupé, on a cherché un nouvel acteur.

Since he was busy, we looked for a new actor.

— King of Comedy (1999)

On a cherché Alphonse partout, aéroport, hôtel, il est introuvable.

We looked for Alphonse everywhere, airport, hotel, he can't be found.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

On a cherché sa famille.

We looked for his family.

— Une grande fille (2019)

On a cherché cent fois.

We've searched a hundred times.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

On a cherché le vieil homme, il souffrait l'pauvre, pour quel péché ?

They searched for the old man; poor fellow, he was suffering—for what sin?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)